Wills, Trusts and Probate Solicitors in Coventry
Band Hatton Button’s Wills, Trusts & Probate Team provide advice on all aspects of wealth protection and inheritance planning for individuals and their families.
One of the most important things anyone can do is to secure the future for the ones they care about. We have vast experience in helping our clients to put their personal affairs into good order.
At Band Hatton Button, our goal is simple, we want to help safeguard and enhance the wealth of our clients. We deliver a service that allows clients to protect, develop and ultimately pass on their wealth to their chosen beneficiaries with complete peace of mind.
We take the time to understand a client’s financial and family circumstances so we can offer clear, practical advice on protecting financial resources, whilst maintaining flexibility. We believe in forming strong working relationships with our clients. In many cases we have acted for several generations of the same family, and much of our work comes from word-of-mouth referrals.
As members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) we are at the forefront of legal developments and best practice in asset protection and wealth management. Our team also includes members of other national organisations such as The Association of Lifetime Lawyers previously known as Solicitors for the Elderly. We have one of the largest and most successful private client practices in Coventry.
The Services We Provide
Our specialists can advise on:
- Wills and Protection of Family Wealth
- Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection matters
- Probate and Administration of Estates
- Trust Creation and Administration
Working with You, for You
We work closely with our clients’ accountants and financial advisers to deliver cost-effective tax and estate planning and Wills Trusts and Probate. Where required, we can also draw expertise from our commercial, property, family and dispute resolution departments to provide complete legal services to suit the needs of our clients.
We understand that dealing with these issues can be difficult and emotional, which is why we treat every case with sensitivity and care, and provide straightforward and practical advice.
What Others Think of Us…
Our Wills, Trusts & Probate Team have been consistently recognised as one of the leading regional teams and are listed in both the Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and the Legal 500.
Commentary in the Legal 500 2024 guide describes “At Band Hatton Button LLP, the ‘friendly’ team is praised for its ’clear communication with advice you can rely on!’. It has a solid reputation for its work on wills, estate planning and asset protection matters. It continues to be busy advising on other issues such as powers of attorney and Court of Protection work, as well as on the administration of trusts and post-death tax planning. Recently promoted partner Charlotte Macalister handles complex estates with an interest in Court of Protection matters.” The Legal 500 is widely recognised as a leading guide to top law firms in the UK.
Meanwhile, the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth UK Guide 2024 praises the team for its exceptional knowledge, described as being “to a high standard and communicated in an uncomplicated way.” The guide also applauds the firm’s “excellent” service and prompt response times.
Additionally, Keri Wood was named an Associate to Watch, with the guide commending her for being “very responsive” and for her “good, honest, and transparent” communication, providing “very good, straightforward advice.”
We are by far the most widely and highly ranked firm in Coventry by such independent legal guides.
In 2021, the Wills, Trusts and Probate team, beat off stiff competition to win the much sought after prize for Legal Team of the Year at the prestigious Warwickshire Law Society Awards Dinner.
Publications
- Glossary of Terms
- A Guide to Making a Will
- A Guide to Lasting Powers of Attorney
- A Guide to Deputyship
- A Practical Guide for Executors
- Helpful Notes for my Executors
- A Guide to Giving Away Your Home
- A Guide to Wills Following Divorce or Separation
- What Happens if I Die Without Making a Will? Before 6th Feb 2020
- What Happens if I Die Without Making a Will? After 6th Feb 2020
- What Happens if I Die Without Making a Will? After 26th July 2023
- Protecting Family Wealth: Home Protection Will Trust
- A Guide to Buying Together Wisely
- Succession Planning for Business Owners
- Diagnosis Dementia – A Case Study
Vlogs
- Why you should make a Will
- The Unintended Beneficiary #1 – Meet Tom and Rita (Long lost child)
- The Unintended Beneficiary #2 – Meet Marty and Wendy (Couple without children)
- The Unintended Beneficiary #3 – Meet Clark and Lois (Cohabitees)
- The Unintended Beneficiary #4 – Meet Pam (Single Parent)
- The Unintended Beneficiary #5 – Meet Tony and Virginia (Cohabitees and a child from a previous relationship)