Trusts can be a great way to protect wealth for future generations. Our expert trusts solicitors handle all aspects of trust creation, management and closure.
A trust is a legal arrangement that allows one group of people (the trustees) to manage money or other assets for the benefit of other people (the beneficiaries). Trusts help to protect beneficiaries' interests.
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The most common reasons for creating a trust include:
Some trusts allow you to pass on the benefits of assets, while keeping some control over them. This is especially useful for:
Creating a trust can also help with tax planning, both for current and future generations.
Whether you want to discuss the benefits of creating a trust, keep a current trust running or even close a trust, our dedicated and helpful trusts solicitors can assist with ongoing administration ensuring all legal and tax rules are followed.
About Richard:
Richard advises clients on all aspects of estate planning including wills, trusts, family investment companies and probate matters. He has a particular specialism in tax mitigation and assisting business owners and those with more complicated family arrangements and asset structures with succession planning and wealth protection.
About Jonathan:
Jonathan heads the International Private Wealth offering at Weightmans. Jonathan is a trust, tax and estates lawyer and deals with all aspects of personal estates, wills and tax planning for UK-based and international clients. Jonathan specialises in offering international private wealth advice.
