Wills, Probate, and Inheritance Issues – Our Wills & Probate Department Have You Covered
Cunningtons look after every aspect of making and administering a Will, including setting up trusts, protecting assets, advance directives, inheritance tax, deputyships and Lasting Powers of Attorney.
The legal aspects of moving through your later years are not something any of us like to contemplate, but death is a fact of life for everyone and we all need to deal with it. As expert Wills and Probate solicitors, we can be dispassionate about dealing with the associated admin.
Wills
Making a Will won’t kill you, though more than half of the UK population don’t want to take that risk. It doesn’t take long, and it doesn’t cost much – but if you don’t have one you’ll be increasing the pain your family have to deal with when you go.
And a home-made Will won’t help unless you are leaving everything to your spouse, or if you are single, you are leaving everything to you children in equal shares. It really takes a load off your mind if you instead write a properly valid Will with a professional will-writer.
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Trusts
Trusts are a way of ensuring that certain assets stay in the family whatever happens. They keep assets such as property and antiques safe from future divorce or debt.
Administering Wills – Probate
Executing a Will can be a difficult time, especially if you have beneficiaries badgering you. It is a fairly time-consuming task, so if you act early you can pass on the task to us.
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Inheritance Tax Planning
There are various allowances, exemptions, reliefs and methods that you can utilise to reduce your liability to Inheritance Tax. We can advise you on these.
Read more about inheritance tax >>
Deputyships
Deputyships come into play when someone has lost mental capacity and are dealt with by the Court of Protection.
Read more about deputyships >>
Advance Directives
Advanced directives, often known as ‘Living Wills’ deal with your wishes in the event of serious illness or disability and outline how you would wish to be treated.
Read more about advance directives >>
Lasting Powers of Attorney
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) lets you appoint others to help you make decisions – or make them for you – if you lose the ability to do this yourself.
It is important to understand that without an LPA, your spouse cannot make decisions for you.
Read more about Lasting Powers of Attorney >>
Contact your local Wills and Probate solicitors
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Testimonials
We instructed Cunnington's Solicitors (Brighton branch) for our recent house purchase in Worthing, and their work was of the absolute highest standard throughout the entire process.
They maintained great communication throughout with everything explained clearly with easy-to-follow instructions and straightforward guidance.
We complete in a reasonable time, which was down to their hardwork, attention to detail, and legal and conveyancing knowledge.
We cannot recommend Cunnington's highly enough.
Having separated , applying for divorce and the selling of the family home I contacted Cunningtons for representation.
Jenny Lapwood and her team put my mind at ease as obviously everything seemed so daunting after nearly 40 years of marriage.
It was a rollercoaster of a ride over 41/2 years but the ride smoothed out by the team.
Thank you again Cunningtons.
This is our 6th transaction with Cunningtons. Highly recommended. Special thanks to Michelle who has always been very responsive, proactive, and kept the process going with constant communication with buyers solicitors and estate agents. Thanks to Ahilan Palaniappan as well. I shall happily use their service again.
We instructed Cunningtons to do the conveyancing for our purchase of the new build house. From start to finish Sarah and team kept us up-to-date with everything and dealt with any issues. Very professional and all the team were helpful and polite.
As a first time buyer, I didn’t really know what to expect from the conveyancing process, but Gemma Hopkins and the team explained everything clearly throughout. Communication was great, and I always kept up to date without needing to chase it felt like they were always one step ahead! Thank you for making the process so smooth! I will recommend Gemma and the Cunnington's team to everyone.
We had an excellent experience with Gemma Hopkins - great communication and customer service support.
Kate and Lisa gave a first class service and I must say I was really impressed with the Cunningtons Braintree branch. From the start Lisa made me feel welcome and was super friendly and helpful. Kate was absolutely fantastic! She dealt with my purchase promptly and thoroughly. I got regular updates and communication from Kate was excellent. Really pleased with the service, well done Cunningtons Braintree 👏👏
I found my dealings with Cunningtons in the sale of my flat very informative and straightforward. Updates were always available on the app and I was also kept up to date by phone and email. I would definitely recommend them and would also use them again in the future
Danielle Simkins recently completed a house sale for us. It was carried out efficiently and in a way we all understood what was happening and what needed to be done to get the sale completed.
I would definitely recommend using Cunningtons Solicitors Braintree.
This is our second time using Cunningtons, and Jason in particular. He is always very helpful in getting matters to progress quickly, which makes the process of selling and buying a house much easier.
Fantastic service from Cunningtons LLP solicitors for the purchase of my house. Charlotte was amazingly efficient, the conveyance process was completed within 5 weeks. Highly recommended. Thank you
I used Sarah and fiona for my conveyancing and transfer of equity services. There was a couple of emails I sent to both of them which went unreplied but no big issue. Overall I would have no problem using these people again. I heard from other solicitors that this company was a bit slow to act but I DEFINITELY did not experience this. Many thanks to them both for their work
We cannot thank Sarah Tuck and her team enough for the wonderful service we received when selling our property. Selling our property was not as straight forward as it could have been but the team at Cunningtons were always on hand and ready to help when needed. We would definitely recommend them and hope to use them again when we find our new home.
My partner and I are very happy with the service that Rachel Holohan and her team have provided for us. They’ve been incredibly supportive, patient and helpful in our journey through the selling and purchasing process. We highly recommend Cunningtons LLP and know we’ll definitely use them again in the future. Thank you so much for everything!
A full service of sale and purchase of properties. Kate and her team provided a superb efficent service. From reception through the team supporting Kate a very cohesive approach whilst still retaining the personal touch. Thank you all so much for the effort and your consistency. Mick & Sue
Many thanks to Zahid for efficiently dealing with both my sale and onward purchase. Prompt replies and good communication meant we managed to get things done without delay. Highly recommend and won't hesitate to use them again in future, thanks again.
Kate hunt and her team at Cunningtons were exceptional!! Highly recommend to all that are looking to move in the Wickford area. Communication was brilliant and efficient, no fault or errors and we could trust that work was being done to the highest standard. Thank you again for a smooth first buying experience.
We had a great experience working with Jason and his team throughout our purchase. From the quotation stage all the way through to completion, everything was handled professionally and efficiently.
Communication was clear and consistent, and we always felt well informed at each stage of the process. Any questions we had were answered promptly and explained in a way that was easy to understand, which made a big difference as first time buyers.
Jason and his team were always helpful, approachable, and proactive, which helped keep things moving smoothly and reduced a lot of the stress that can come with buying a home.
Overall, the whole process felt well managed from start to finish, and we’re very grateful for their support in helping us complete our purchase. We would highly recommend Jason and his team to anyone looking for a reliable and efficient solicitor.
We were really happy with the level of communication from Jason and his team at Cunningtons during our sale process – it is really refreshing to actually be able to speak with someone these days, and the phone or email responses were always prompt . Thank you.
The sale of my leasehold flat had been dogged by various unusual and difficult problems by the time I came across Cunningtons and it was Jason Bradshaw who, with consummate professionalism and commitment to service, solved them all, bringing the sale to a successful conclusion that left both seller and buyer happy. Email enquiries were invariably answered the following day and I cannot recommend Jason too highly. His office assistant was also extremely efficient, welcoming and kind throughout. A great team all round!
Charlotte and her team were amazing. Highly recommend.
I could not recommend Ahilan enough. As first time buyers it is extremely scary… he was on the other end of the phone the whole process. He pushed it through so fast. Thank you for everything!
I would 100% recommend Cunningtons LLP Solicitors Wickford. Kate and her team were very professional and completed sale of my house very quickly.
Thank you.
Jason Bradshaw is a truly exceptional solicitor. Due to a set of unusual circumstances, I needed to complete the purchase of my flat in about 5 weeks as opposed to the normal 3 to 4 months. Jason worked competently and diligently to make this happen. He is extremely professional, experienced, and organized, all of which contributed to his ability to accomplish this Herculean feat. I would highly recommend Cunnington's to anyone who is looking to buy or sell a home.
Cunnington’s dealt with the Power of Attorney, Probate and Conveyancing, for our Mum and ourselves, after our Mum passed away. They were professional at all times, informative, kept you up to date at all times. We also have our Will with them. We would definitely recommend Cunnington’s. We used the Braintree office.
Excellent service from Kate Hunt & her team. Very efficient, and very professional. This is the third time I have used Kate & Cunningtons Wickford branch, always very reliable. Highly recommended.
We are very happy with the service provided by Palaniappan Ahilan and Cunnington's team for our recent purchase of a lease hold property. Very knowledgeable, pro active, very professional and very prompt response throughout the conveyancing process.
I recently used Nicholas at cunningtons croydon for my house move, and couldn't be happier with the service.He was professional, efficient & kept me informed every step of the way.
The process was smooth from start to finish & any questions we had were answered quickly and clearly.I would highly recommend cunningtons to anyone looking for reliable & friendly conveyancing solicitors. Thank you helping make our move stress-free!
Mr Ahilan and his staff provided exceptional service . I had a strict deadline for my remortgage and Mr Ahilan delivered. Thank you
I had the pleasure to work with Tamil on purchasing my new home.
Tamil was very helpful throughout the process, very professional and responsive to all my queries and this has helped to complete the transaction on time. Overall great experience and highly recommended.
Huge thanks to our solicitor Tamil Letchmanan for being so efficient, professional, and determined to help us meet the stamp duty deadline for our home purchase. We really appreciated the clear communication and fast turnaround—couldn’t have done it without you!
We have just completed our sale and purchase with Kate Hunt and her team. Kate was brilliant, she kept us updated and we knew what to expect next at every stage.
It was always easy to get in contact with Kate and get an update when we felt we needed one. She enabled us to have a relatively stress free house move and for that we are very grateful.
Buying a house was made easy by Kate and the team. Great communication, so proactive and friendly. So fast to beat the stamp duty deadline too
Recently completed a house sale and purchase which was handled by Nicholas Brothers of Cunningtons, the service was absolutely excellent and I would highly recommend. We also used Jensen Bourke’s services and he was also very efficient.
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