Will writing & estate planning in Chippenham
Home appointments across Chippenham, Corsham, Calne, Lacock and the surrounding villages — including evenings for anyone commuting to Bath or Bristol.
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A commuter town, and what that means
Chippenham runs on the railway. A large share of the working households here commute to Bath, Bristol, Swindon or London, and that shapes both the estates and the appointments. Practically, it means we do most of our Chippenham fact finds in the evening, because asking someone who gets home at seven to take a morning off work is not a serious proposition.
It also means we see a lot of mortgaged family homes with substantial life cover attached, and two working parents whose pensions are their largest asset after the house. Both of those pass outside the will. A pension follows the scheme’s nomination form and a life policy follows its trust wording, if it has one. Reviewing those forms is usually a bigger win than anything in the will itself, and it costs nothing to put right.
Chippenham households also tend to have accumulated pensions from several employers across a working life. Making sure each nomination form points somewhere sensible is a job worth doing once, properly, and it sits alongside the will rather than inside it. Whether a pension should be consolidated, or how it should be drawn, is regulated financial advice — we do not provide it, and we will suggest you speak to a suitably qualified adviser.
Wills, attorneys and the older parts of town
Alongside the commuter households, Chippenham has a settled older population in the streets around Monkton Park, Hardenhuish and the town centre, and a good deal of our work there is lasting powers of attorney and probate. The pattern is a familiar one: a parent has a fall, capacity becomes an issue quickly, and the family discovers that being next of kin gives them no authority at all over accounts, benefits or a house sale. Made in advance, an LPA costs a few hundred pounds. Left too late, a deputyship application runs to several times that and takes most of a year.
For probate we offer both routes — grant-only if you want to handle the estate yourself and just need the application dealt with, or full administration if you would rather hand it over. Either way the fee is fixed after a free look at the estate, and we do not charge a percentage of what is in it.
Chippenham, Corsham and Calne are all inside our normal visiting area, with no travel charge and no cost for the first conversation.
What we can help with in Chippenham
Wills
A clear, legally valid will that says exactly what you mean.
from £150
Trusts
Protect the family home and provide for the next generation.
from £400
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Property & financial affairs and health & welfare, registered for you.
from £150
Estate Planning
Everything pulled together into one clear, co-ordinated plan.
quoted after a free review
Executors
Make sure the people you appoint know what they are taking on.
Executor Pack £200
We also cover
Nearby villages include Corsham, Calne, Lacock, Hardenhuish, Pewsham, Derry Hill — all within our normal visiting area.
Talk to someone in Chippenham
The first conversation is free, and there is no obligation to go any further.