Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning

A careful approach for long lasting reassurance

It's not something people like thinking about, but wills, trusts and estate planning provide the reassurance that your wishes will be carried out when you’re gone. We’re here to make the process straightforward and guide you through complex decisions. Our specialists will explain your options, help prevent problems down the line, and make sure a robust plan is in place.

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Balancing the legal and personal. For today and tomorrow.

Our team’s technical expertise is balanced with a human approach. We’ll make sure that your planning reflects both legal requirements and your personal priorities.

We’re experienced working with a wide range of requirements – complex family structures, business ownership, overseas assets and multi-generational wealth planning.

And if needed, we can work alongside accountants, financial advisers and tax specialists to keep everything joined-up across your affairs.

For private clients with other needs, we also provide our Estate Disputes, and Probate and Estate Administration services.

Our planning services cover:

Wills, trusts and inheritance

Our specialists will work to create structured arrangements that protect you, your family, your wealth and your wishes. At every stage, we’ll take you through your options and their implications.

Making a will
Trust creation and administration
Lifetime trusts
Deeds of variation
Intestacy planning advice

Estate and tax planning

Looking forward, we’ll assess where you are in life, your wishes for the future, and how you can pair your personal priorities with wealth efficiency.

Estate planning advice
Inheritance tax planning
Asset protection and wealth preservation
Succession planning
Charitable gifts and trusts
Care home fees planning

Later life and vulnerable client planning

We help clients with arrangements that protect vulnerable people and give families greater certainty. Our advice is clear and practical, but always handled sensitively.

Court of Protection applications
Deputyship services
Elderly and vulnerable client planning

International estate planning

When you hold assets or liabilities outside the UK, we’ll coordinate everything to work effectively alongside foreign legal systems and avoid any potential issues.

Lasting Power of Attorney

We provide expert guidance on powers of attorney. A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows a person (the donor) to appoint someone they trust (the attorney) to make decisions on their behalf. Depending on the type of LPA, this can include decisions about finances and property, or health and welfare.

Our expertise includes:

Property and Financial Affairs LPA
Health and Welfare LPA
General or Ordinary Power of Attorney

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Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning

Meet the experts

Senior Partner & Head of Private Client

Chris Daynes

Chris is the firm’s Senior Partner and oversees the Private Client team.

Partner & Head of Private Wealth Disputes

Gabriel Grant

Gabriel is a Partner and head of the Private Wealth Disputes department at Streathers Daynes Smith.

Consultant

Felix Appelbe

Felix Appelbe is a Consultant with Streathers, bringing more than five decades of legal experience to clients across a remarkably broad range of matters.

Paralegal

Lucy Bekheit

Lucy is a Paralegal within our Property and Private Client teams, specialising in residential conveyancing, probate, and estate planning.

Solicitor

Roger Boustred

Roger Boustred is a solicitor in our private client team, specialising in Wills, lasting powers of attorney, probate and trust work.

Solicitor

Charlotte Cossey

Charlotte Cossey is a Solicitor in our Private Client team, specialising in estate administration, wills, trusts, estate planning, and contentious private client matters.

Senior Associate

Blair Gould

Blair is a highly experienced Private Client Senior Associate with over 20 years' experience advising individuals and families on wills, probate, estate planning, trusts and elderly client matters.

Associate

Michael Hepburn

Michael is an Associate in our Private Client team, specialising in wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts and estate planning.

Paralegal

Jessica Jakhu Milton

Jess is a paralegal in our private client team, specialising in wills, probate, and property disposals arising from estate administration.

Paralegal

Giaan Lange

Giaan Lange is a paralegal in our Islington Private Client team, specialising in probate and estate administration, including complex and multi-jurisdictional matters, as well as providing support in estate and trust disputes.

Senior Associate

Elizabeth Manchester

Elizabeth is a Senior Associate in our Private Client team, specialising in probate and Court of Protection work.

Trainee Solicitor

Himani Pandya

Himani Pandya is a Trainee Solicitor in our Private Client team.

Senior Associate

Jacalyn Rosenfeld

Jacalyn Rosenfeld is a Senior Probate solicitor in our Private Client team, specialising in estate administration and complex probate matters

Solicitor

Claire Splawn

Claire is a Solicitor in our Private Client team, specialising in Probate, Cross Border Estates, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trusts.

Paralegal

Lily Virtue

Lily is a paralegal in our Private Client team, specialising in wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and Probate.

Trainee Solicitor

Kate White

Kate White is a Trainee Solicitor in our Contentious Probate team, specialising in Trust and Estate disputes.

Why choose Streathers Daynes Smith?

Leading City expertise, close-knit responsiveness

We deliver the sophisticated legal capabilities of major city firms, but with the personal touch of a local practice.

Deeply connected to our community

We’ve been on the city’s high streets, supporting community endeavours, for over 15 years. Our local knowledge is priceless for property matters.

Resolution-focused, not conflict-driven

We prefer finding smart, efficient solutions over prolonged disputes. We like to resolve matters swiftly and sensitively, not escalate them unnecessarily.