Overview

Andrew is a senior associate in the private client team and specialises in tax, estate planning, and trust work.

He advises a broad range of clients including trustees, landed estates and families, and family businesses including companies and partnerships.

Andrew’s work covers succession planning, probate, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax. 

He also advises on complex land transactions for private individuals, family companies, partnerships, and non-UK resident purchasers including stamp duty land tax (SDLT) and land transactions tax (LTT). 

He is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Experience
  • Advising individuals on estate planning including Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and lifetime trusts.
  • Advising the administrators of an estate of a businessman involving issues of undue influence around significant lifetime gifts and potential insolvency.
  • Assisting with strategic advice to trustees holding a large family estate.
  • Advising clients on the stamp duty land tax and VAT implications of the restructure and disposal of tenanted agricultural property.
  • Providing restructuring and tax advice to land owning partnerships.