Company: Smith van de Velde Location / Address: Bournemouth, Dorset Postcode(s) Covered: BH, DT, SP & SO Trevor the principal gained an LLB (Hons) Taxation and Law degree from Bournemouth University in 2003, worked with leading will writers before initially qualifying with the Institute of Professional Willwriters, establishing Smith van de Velde and becoming a…
Company: Smith van de Velde
Location / Address: Bournemouth, Dorset
Postcode(s) Covered: BH, DT, SP & SO
Trevor the principal gained an LLB (Hons) Taxation and Law degree from Bournemouth University in 2003, worked with leading will writers before initially qualifying with the Institute of Professional Willwriters, establishing Smith van de Velde and becoming a Full Member of the Society of Will Writers. In his free time, he enjoys regular cycling, wildlife gardening, reading, and spending time moorland and forest walking with his long-time friend Sara.
Our business aim is to help you and your family or friends understand and put in place the legal documents required should health difficulties mean your finances or yourself need to be looked after safely by someone else, and expressing your future wishes in a will identifying how you want to distribute your estate, including using trusts to protect your family, friends, pets, charities or others to safeguard and maximise their inheritance.
We start with a FREE conversation in plain English to understand how we might be able to help you with your wishes and any associated costs. Confirm any agreed appointments by email or letter, explaining the information you will need, the aims of the meeting and our standard terms of business. From our meeting we produce your documents for approval, signing, registration and storage, as required.
Our services include:
Lasting Powers of Attorney (including ‘Property and Financial Affairs’ and ‘Health and Welfare’ plus guidance on living wills / advanced decisions)
Wills (Basic and Complex)
Trusts in Wills (Including: property protection, avoidance of sideways disinheritance, life intertest, discretionary and more)
Secure document storage