Solicitors serving Christchurch, Dorset

Solomons Solicitors acts for clients across Christchurch from our office at Hamilton Court House on Alum Chine Road in Westbourne, a short drive along the coast.

We are a private client and property firm with over 100 years of combined experience, and most of the people we act for in Christchurch come to us to plan for later life, to deal with an estate after a death, or to sell or buy a home.

A lasting power of attorney lets someone you choose make decisions for you if you becomeunable to make them yourself. There are two: one for property and financial affairs, andone for health and welfare. Both have to be registered with the Office of the PublicGuardian before they can be used, and both have to be put in place while you certainlystill have mental capacity, which is why leaving it until there is a reason to worry isthe one thing that does not work.
We prepare and register both types for clients in Christchurch, and we often do italongside a will so the two documents say the same thing. We offer a free one-hourconsultation about setting up a lasting power of attorney, which is usually enough towork out whether you need one, both, or a wider conversation about later-life planning.
We are an active member of Solicitors for the Elderly, which is worth knowing if youare arranging this for a parent rather than for yourself.

When someone dies in Christchurch, the executor has to gather in the estate, settle debtsand any inheritance tax, apply for the grant of probate and distribute what is left. Itis a great deal to take on while you are grieving, and the deadlines do not pause for you.
We handle estate administration for families across Christchurch, including inheritancetax and tax returns, preparing estate accounts, obtaining letters of administration or agrant of probate, and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Where a will has produced anoutcome nobody intended, a deed of variation can sometimes still change it within twoyears of the death. Where inheritance tax has been overpaid, it is usually possible toclaim it back.
Our probate pricing is published here, and the first consultation is without obligation.

We act for sellers and buyers of property throughout Christchurch. Selling is the part ofmoving where silence is worst, so from the outset one of our property solicitors managesyour transaction and remains your point of contact.
Our residential property work covers residential sales, buying a home, remortgages,equity release and lease extensions. If you are selling a leasehold flat in Christchurchand the lease is getting short, a lease extension is work we do regularly. Our sale andpurchase pricing is published on the site, so you can see what it costs before youinstruct us.

A will decides who inherits. Inheritance tax planning decides how much of it reachesthem. We write wills for clients in Christchurch and advise on estate planning, trustsand inheritance tax, so that what you have built passes on according to your wishesrather than by default.

Call 01202 802807 or use the enquiry form on our contact page. Our office is
Hamilton Court House, 1-3 Alum Chine Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 8DT.