Wills and Probate Solicitors in Goole

Our roots in Goole go back a long way. James Broomer founded Taylor Broomer & Co in Goole in the mid-1950s, with offices in Howden and Crowle, and the Howden practice can be traced back to the late 18th century. In 2004 Taylor Broomer & Co joined with Symes Bains of Scunthorpe to become Symes Bains Broomer.

In November 2020 we took on the private client department of Heptonstalls in Goole, bringing experienced wills and probate lawyers and support staff into the firm and significantly increasing our agricultural and commercial work in the Goole area. Today our Goole wills and probate team works from the Port Office on East Parade.

A will lets you decide who inherits, who deals with your estate and who would look after young children. Without one, the intestacy rules decide, and an unmarried partner or stepchildren can be left with nothing. We prepare single and mirror wills, and wills with trusts where you want to protect a beneficiary, a second family or a home.

We send you a draft, talk it through, and make sure it is signed and witnessed correctly. Reviewing it every three to five years, or after a marriage, separation, birth or a change in the farm or business, keeps it up to date. Read more about will writing.

Much of the land around Goole and Howden is farmed, and many of our Goole clients have farms or family businesses. Passing on a farm or a family business needs more care than an ordinary estate: who will run it, how other children are treated fairly, how land held in partnership or by a company passes, and how inheritance tax reliefs for agricultural and business property apply. Those reliefs are complex and the rules have changed in recent years, so it is worth reviewing an older will and succession plan with us. We work alongside your accountant where that helps.

A lasting power of attorney lets people you trust deal with your money and property, or your health and welfare, if you lose the ability to decide for yourself. It has to be made while you still have capacity and registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used.

Where someone has already lost capacity without an LPA in place, a family member or professional may need to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed as their deputy. Our Wills, Probate and Deputyship team handles these applications and supports deputies afterwards. Read more about powers of attorney.

When someone dies, we can either obtain the grant of probate for the executors, or deal with the whole estate: valuing assets, completing the inheritance tax forms, collecting in and selling assets, paying debts, preparing estate accounts and making the final distribution. Where a house or land needs to be sold or transferred, our own conveyancing team in Goole can handle it. If there is a dispute about a will or an estate, read about will disputes.

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   Call the Goole office

   Tell us about your will, LPA or the estate, and we will confirm what it will cost before any work begins.

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   Meet us

   Sit down with us at the Port Office on East Parade, or talk things through by phone or video.

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   We prepare everything

   We draft your will and talk it through with you. For estates, we keep the executors and family updated throughout.

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   Signed and safe

   Wills are signed and witnessed properly and LPAs registered. Estates finish with clear accounts.

Our fees are the same at both offices. We confirm the cost with you before any work starts.

Estates with no will or with shareholdings usually cost more, and selling or transferring property is priced separately. See our probate pricing page for full details.

Our Goole wills and probate team is based at the Port Office on East Parade and supported by experienced legal secretaries.

Clare RailtonAssociate SolicitorBased at our Goole office, where she helps manage the team. A solicitor since 2004, she deals with wills, probate and lasting powers of attorney, and joined us in 2020 when we took on the Heptonstalls private client department.

Yes. Our wills and probate team works from the Port Office on East Parade in Goole. You can arrange to see us there, or deal with us by phone and video if that suits you better.

Yes. We act for families across Goole and the surrounding area, including Howden, Snaith, Rawcliffe, Airmyn, Swinefleet and Eastrington.

Usually, yes. A farming will needs to deal with who takes on the land and the business, how other family members are treated, and how agricultural and business reliefs from inheritance tax apply. We look at the whole picture, including any partnership or company, before drafting.

Their family may need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order before they can manage the person’s money and property. It takes longer and costs more than an LPA, which is why we recommend putting LPAs in place early. We can help with either.

We charge for estate administration on an hourly basis, from £173 to £308 plus VAT an hour depending on the seniority of the person dealing with your matter. A simple estate with a few bank accounts takes far less time than one with a farm, a business or shareholdings. We give you an estimate before we start.