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Trust Corporation

Many people choose to appoint professional executors, either to handle their estates entirely or to share the load with executors from among their family or friends. Our Trust Corporation makes this process easier and more cost effective.

Key contacts

Alex Taylor

Joint Head of Private Client Team

I work with people from all across the region, including the elderly and retired, business owners, and farmers, using my knowledge and experience to identify get structures in place to protect their estates.

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Tom Murphy-Kirkhope

Partner

I deal with all types of people, from elderly couples looking to pass on their favourite crockery when they pass to business owners who are hoping to leave a legacy for future generations.

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Trust Corporation

Clients may choose to appoint a professional attorney in their property and financial lasting powers of attorney.

This often happens if they do not have anyone else to appoint in this role, or where they wish to ensure that a professional is involved in their property and financial decisions, should the lasting power of attorney need to be used In the future.

The Trust Corporation can provide a cost effective and practical option in this situation.

How it helps

By appointing the Trust Corporation as your professional executor or attorney, any one of its directors can act on your behalf without you having to name an individual. They can administer your estate, or act as an attorney under your property and financial lasting powers of attorney. The Trust Corporation can also act as a professional deputy.

This means that we can provide a seamless service and you can be sure of the quality of advice and help available. All directors are partners in the firm and are very experienced in handling wills, LPAs, trusts and estate administration matters.

What it means for you

Appointing the Trust Corporation will give you and your personal executors and attorneys peace of mind by knowing that you have experts on hand to manage the legal formalities and decisions that may need to be taken, in conjunction with them, as appropriate.

Services from our Private Client team

Recognition of our work

Cambridge Law Society Private Client Services Team of the Year

Cambridge Law Society Private Client Services Team of the Year
Investors in People

Investors in People

Recommended for Quality

Recommended for Quality

The Times – Best Law Firms 2024 (Private Client)

The Times – Best Law Firms 2024 (Private Client)

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Hear what our clients say about us

Lucy has recently drawn up LPAs and wills on behalf of me and my wife Joy.

Throughout she was extremely professional, very personable and explained the unfamiliar complexities of legal jargon in layman’s language, crafted in our best interest.

Lucy is a first class ambassador for your firm and henceforth our default setting for legal assistance. Thank you.

Client Testimonial LPA and Will Drafting

Georgia has been nothing shy of brilliant in terms of keeping me and my brother up to date with all matters – responding efficiently and providing guidance. The work needed to be exceptional and completed professionally and with pace. Georgia delivered that and more.

I value her expertise, she is an asset to the firm and one I will keep in mind for future opportunities.

Client Probate and Land Registry Updates

It has been really reassuring to have your help and professional expertise to take us through the process of resolving the trusts our Dad had set up. You explained everything clearly and enabled us to choose the right solution. You and everyone we engaged with at HCR have consistently been highly professional, caring and supportive.

Client Advice on Trusts

I’ve received a first-class service from HCR’s Private Client team.

I’m exceptionally pleased with the work that has been carried out for me.

Mrs S Estate Administration

I wanted to write and thank you for what you did today. I think you must have the patience of a saint!

I am amazed, to be honest, that you managed to lead this task to a conclusion, I doubted the possibility of it for quite a while!

Client Lasting Power of Attorney

Thank you so much for your helpful advice and for the amazing kindness that you are showing towards me – for which I am so grateful for.

Thank you.

Client Financial abuse

I am so happy with the way in which you handled matters right from the start.

Life is so much easier for me now.

Mr E Lasting Power of Attorney

It’s been a great reassurance to have such expert and reliable help.

Client Older and Vulnerable People

I found Tonina was most approachable and prompt to answer calls.

Client Will, Trusts & Estates

Lauren came to hospital to assist me with getting my will in place. Thank goodness for Lauren, she attended to me with fully drawn-up papers within 24 hours of my instruction, which I was so grateful for as my health was declining fast.

Mrs C Wills & Power of Attorney

I was very impressed with Lauren’s enthusiasm for her work, her professionalism and knowledge of law. She also shows a pragmatism that belies her age. In short, she is a credit to HCR.

Mr K Will, Trusts & Estates

I have never had the pleasure of working with a solicitor so responsive, clear, practical and on top of everything. Thank you for that.

Mr Glynn Probate

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