Wills and Estate Planning Private Client

Wills & Estate Planning

Our team at WBW Solicitors is skilled at spotting such opportunities and working closely with executors and beneficiaries to achieve a result that benefits all.

Assistance with planning for the future

Making a Will is one of the most important things you will do in your life and an essential part of planning for the future. Without a Will, the state will decide how your assets are distributed on your death.

Don’t lose your chance to maximise available tax reliefs and ensure that you benefit the right people when you die. You may believe that upon your death, without a Will, everything will go to your spouse. However, this may not be the case.

Our team at WBW Solicitors is skilled at spotting such opportunities and working closely with executors and beneficiaries to achieve a result that benefits all.

Our expertise

Our specialist team of private client advisers can assist in a wide range of matters, including:

  • Making a Will
  • Living Wills
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Codicils
  • Trusts
  • Tax
  • Financial planning

WBW Solicitors has private client experts in all of their offices across the South West – BrixhamAxminsterSeatonSidmouthExmouthHonitonPaigntonLauncestonBovey TraceyTorquayNewton Abbot, and Exeter.

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Morgan Ingram

Morgan was friendly and efficient. We would recommend her work.

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Emma Davey

Emma Davey is the best solicitor we have ever dealt with in our nearly 40 years of dealing with legal people. So knowledgeable, understanding and professional.

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Ashton Partridge

We will be sure to recommend Ashton to anyone we know! Her communication throughout has been fantastic and likely what saved us the sale. Thank you.

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Caroline was very professional and had a very friendly manner. She explained in detail aspects to consider on our Wills and we had absolute confidence in her. Our Wills were prepared on time and accurately reflected our wishes.

We would highly recommend Caroline.

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Jacqui is very kind, considerate, helpful, and understanding. I felt she had my best interests and never made me feel less than capable.

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