Perhaps one of the most delicate parts of the law is dealing with people’s financial issues either before or after death. Clients instruct Patterson, Glenton & Stracey Solicitors because they value and respect the advice that they, their friends and families have been offered by its Wills & Probate Team in the following areas:

• Wills
• Probate
• Inheritance tax planning
• Capital Gains Tax
• Lifetime Trusts
• Enduring Powers of Attorney
• Public Guardianship Matters

Above all, Patterson, Glenton & Stracey Solicitors wants its clients to be satisfied with the personalised service offered - a service which needs to take account of the fact that, very often, the legal work being carried out is at a time of grief or stress. The team’s aim is to simplify the complexity of probate law to make matters easier for clients to manage. Advice is provided with compassion and with patience.

If you need to put tax-planning schemes in place to minimise inheritance tax, Patterson, Glenton & Stracey Solicitors can also provide help in this field. Tax planning requires exacting attention to detail and the team prides itself on providing invaluable advice and implementation services to its many clients throughout the North East in this specialist field.

Chris particularly enjoys dealing with complex probate issues and has handled several multi million pound estates in addition to more modest ones. He specialises in meeting the needs of elderly clients who often have complex legal requirements. His expertise enables him to advise on lifetime and post death inheritance tax saving schemes, frequently saving clients substantial sums of money. Chris also has extensive experience of contesting and defending wills, acting not only for claimants against estates but also for executors and administrators of estates facing such claims

Bill prides himself on his ability to bring clarity to an often impenetrable area of law and his approachability and understanding at times of loss and grief.

Leslie qualified as a solicitor in 1981 and has been a Partner since 1987. A specialist in wills, probate, trusts and tax planning his advice is highly sought after. Leslie is a member of the Law Society's Probate Section, the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (S.T.E.P.), and of Solicitors for the Elderly.