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Wills, Trusts & Estates / Winchester
Planning for the future should give you confidence, not confusion. Paris Smith advises on wills, trusts, estate planning, lasting powers of attorney, probate and inheritance tax planning.
How we can help
Winchester private clients often have rural or village property, family businesses and land to plan around, with inheritance tax and trustee responsibilities frequently central to the advice needed.
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Local legal context
Winchester clients often need wills, trusts and estate planning advice that takes account of family homes, rural or village property, pensions, family businesses, inheritance tax concerns and responsibilities as trustees or executors. Planning may involve protecting children, supporting older relatives, managing assets across generations or making sure attorneys can act if capacity becomes an issue. The Winchester office gives clients a local setting for careful conversations while the wider Paris Smith team can support connected tax, property and probate matters.
Local office context
The Winchester office is on Parchment Street, a short walk from the High Street and around 10 minutes from Winchester railway station. The office is well placed for clients across Winchester, central Hampshire and the surrounding villages.
For Winchester clients, local expertise supports estate planning that often involves rural property, farmland or family businesses, alongside the tax and relief considerations these can raise.
Team
Paris Smith brings together lawyers from across its regional teams, so clients can access focused wills, trusts & estates advice alongside wider support where a matter touches other areas of law.
Your local contact
Partner - Wills, Trusts & Estates; Succession Planning
View Patrick Brennan’s profileFAQs
You should review your will after major life changes such as marriage, separation, children, property purchases, business changes or changes in wealth.
The team advises on estate planning and tax-efficient structures, including trusts where appropriate.
Paris Smith can advise executors on grant applications, estate administration, tax calculations and practical duties.
Rural property, farmland and family business interests can raise specific estate planning and relief considerations. The team can advise alongside tax colleagues where needed.
Get in touch
Call the Winchester office or send an enquiry and the team will route your matter to the right specialist.
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