Lewis Nedas & Co Celebrates Thirty Years of Successful Practice
March 21, 2012
This month marks thirty years since the establishment of Lewis Nedas & Co and its excellent service across London and beyond. For three decades, the firm has been providing advice and assistance in many areas of law, building a respected name and reputation amongst colleagues and clients alike.
If you are looking for a firm to deal with your legal needs in any of these areas, please do not hesitate to contact us and our team will be happy to assist you.
Plan for the Future with Lewis Nedas & Co
March 21, 2012
Our Private Client department is headed by wills and probate expert Prue Abrahams, and we are proud to offer the following comprehensive services at competitive prices:
WHAT YOU PAY
£1,000 (including VAT)
£1,500 (including VAT) for couples with mirror arrangements
WHAT YOU GET
• An appointment with a specialist solicitor to go through your affairs, wishes and needs;
• A professionally drafted, valid will;
• A Lasting Power of Attorney to deal with your financial and property affairs in the event you lose capacity;
• Safe storage of original documents.
Appointment
A face to face meeting with a qualified solicitor when you can tell us about you, your current personal circumstances, financial situation and future plans so we can help you to plan for that future.
We will take details of your finances; your savings and investment; your life insurance and pension arrangements; any property that you own (and how you own it) and any debts that you have.
We will look at the issue of inheritance tax, how much it is likely to be, how the money will be raised to pay the tax. Getting a complete picture of your financial situation will help us to advise you on any possible ways to minimise the liability to inheritance tax.
Your Will
Many people just assume that their assets will go to their spouse and that they do not need to make a will. They do not realise that this is not necessarily the case. A properly drafted will can help to ensure that your assets end up with the people you intend.
If you have young children you need to consider who you would like to look after them; where you would like them to live and how best to provide for them.
You may own assets abroad. Some countries will not accept English wills. We can advise you on whether you need to make a foreign will.
You can include your funeral wishes so that your executors can be sure that you are getting the ending you wanted.
Lasting Power of Attorney
With an increasingly aging population, the risk of losing the ability to manage your own affairs because of incapacity is sadly a scenario we now have to consider and plan for.
A financial lasting power of attorney allows you to chose the person (or persons) you trust most to look after your money and property should you ever become incapable of doing so yourself.
Before the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) can be used, it has to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. There is a registration fee of £130 (which we have to pass on to you). Although the LPA does not have to be registered until it is needed, we believe it is better to register it sooner rather than later and so we include the registration process as part of our standard fee if it is done at the same time.
You may also wish to consider Welfare LPA’s and ‘Living Wills’ and we can advise you on these during our appointment and provide them for you, if appropriate, for an additional fee.
Storage
These documents are important and need to be kept somewhere safe. We can store them for you, free of charge.
Contact Prue Abrahams.
Mortgage Scheme Boost for Buyers
March 12, 2012
People in England are to be offered help to climb onto or up the housing ladder as the government’s new mortgage guarantee scheme launches. For further information see the BBC’s report here.
Two New Instructions This Month in Large-Scale Tax and VAT Prosecutions
March 12, 2012
Lewis Nedas & Co has been instructed in two large-scale tax and VAT prosecutions this month. Jeffrey Lewis and Siobhain Egan are instructed in these cases.
Lewis Nedas & Co Defends In Largest Ponzi Fraud Prosecution
March 8, 2012
See articles in The Independent and on the BBC News website for further information about the case.