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LEGAL

Launch of new virtual law firm reception service

Most people need expert legal help at some time in their lives and picking up the phone to make that first call can be a daunting prospect.
Callers want their calls:
• answered quickly
• answered by someone who is warm and friendly
• answered by someone they feel they can trust
• put through to the right person with the minimum amount of fuss
YourLawfirmReception is a cost-effective outsourced reception service who will do all of the above. Your dedicated receptionists will:
• Display professionalism and dependability
• Show patience in dealing with difficult or emotional callers
• Have respect for confidentiality
• Pay attention to detail
Outsourcing all your calls to YourLawfirmReception, or just those calls your current receptionists can’ t manage, will result in significant cost-savings. You will also benefit from:
Improved client care: When YourLawfirmReception is on duty, all calls will be answered. Clients will never hear an engaged tone and will never be routed to voicemail.
Improved business continuity: If your lines are out of service, YourLawfirmReception will continue to answer your inbound calls.
Sharper focus on what is important: YourLawfirmReception will take away the distraction of answering phones and allow your Fee Earners and their PAs to get on with their jobs. No more answering sales calls, no more wrong numbers. The only calls they will receive are genuine ones. For more information or to try a no-obligation 1 MONTH FREE TRIAL call 0800 160 1024 or email enquiries @ yourlawfirmreception. co. uk YourLawfirmReception is part of the RED Group – www. redvirtualoffice. biz YourLawfirmReception is a Partner in the recently launched Legally Better Client Feedback Service.
Check www. legallybetter. co. uk for more information.
FOR SALE
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Land at Horton
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For further information please contact: Henry King( Kavanaghs)
Andrew Martin( Strakers)
For further information please contact: Henry 01225 King( Kavanaghs 341004) 01380 Andrew 723451 Martin( Strakers) 01225 341004 01380 723451 henryking
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andrew. martin @ strakers. co. uk

WILLS: WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY … WHEN YOU ARE A BUSINESS OWNER

As a business owner you may be putting your business at risk by not having a Will or Lasting Power of Attorney( LPA). Making a Will ensures that when you die your business assets and your estate pass in accordance with your wishes. Having a LPA in place ensures that your business runs effectively in your absence whether due to illness or incapacity.
Alison Hill is a Solicitor & the Private client Partner at Bower & Bailey Solicitors, Swindon
All business owners need to have a Will. If you do not have a valid Will the Intestacy Rules apply in relation to the distribution of your estate. You will have no control over what happens to your estate and the distribution of your personal and business assets when you die. As a result your wishes will not be adhered to and your estate may not be distributed in the most tax-efficient way.
By making a Will you can ensure that you:
• Pass your assets in accordance with your wishes
• Choose the best people to be appointed as your Executors for your personal assets as well as running your business whilst your estate is being administered
• Consider overall Inheritance Tax Planning including whether your business assets qualify for Business Property Relief and the implications following on from this
• Appoint appropriate guardians for any minor children
• Express your funeral wishes
• Make legacies to friends or favourite charities
• Consider whether you should be incorporating any Trusts in your Will.
There may be further tax and administration implications to consider if you or your spouse:
• Are not domiciled in England & Wales
• Have significant long term residential connections outside England & Wales
• Have significant business connections outside England & Wales.
A LPA is important to ensure the fluidity of your business if you ever find yourself incapacitated.
There are two different LPAs:
• Financial decisions LPA
• Health and Care LPA.
A financial decisions LPA is essential for business owners and can be used to appoint attorneys to make a range of decisions if you are unable to act, these may include:
• Operating the firm’ s bank account on a daily basis, paying wages and bills
• Dealing with VAT and HMRC
• Ordering supplies
• The buying and selling of property.
By preparing a LPA you will save your family and business partner’ s time and money during what will inevitably be a difficult period.
To summarise it is essential to get your affairs in order as soon as you can to alleviate any problems that may arise on your death or incapacity; remember where there is a Will there is a way.
Email: Ahill @ bowerandbailey. co. uk
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