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Hartley & Crowe
Bath, Somerset
4.9(187)
Private client & estate planning specialists
STEP member (TEP)SRA regulated22 years' experience
Wills · Trusts · Inheritance TaxView profile
Greater Manchester · England
Will writers in Manchester
Qualified will writers and estate-planning professionals across Greater Manchester — STEP-affiliated specialists, SRA-regulated solicitors and fixed-fee will writers from the city centre out to the surrounding boroughs.
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Manchester has a strong concentration of independent will-writing practices alongside the city's commercial law firms. Many specialise in fixed-fee straightforward wills and lasting powers of attorney suitable for working families, with home-visit appointments across Greater Manchester, Trafford and the surrounding areas. For more complex estates — business succession, family trusts, or estates with property abroad — the city's STEP-affiliated specialists offer detailed planning at a higher fee point.
The directory covers practices in Manchester city centre, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Bury, Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside and Wigan. Many offer evening and Saturday appointments, video consultations and discounted mirror-will fees for couples.
Note that probate fees for estates administered in Manchester follow the England & Wales schedule (currently £273 for estates over £5,000, with no additional sliding scale). For estates near or above the inheritance-tax threshold, our inheritance-tax guide explains the reliefs and the seven-year gift rule.
Jurisdiction: England & Wales jurisdiction. STEP membership and SRA regulation are the strongest credentials.
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Whitfield Legacy Law
Bristol, Avon
4.8(142)
Straightforward wills, fixed fees
STEP memberFixed-fee specialist14 years' experience
Wills · Lasting Power of Attorney · Estate PlanningView profile
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Okonkwo Private Client
Bristol, Avon
5.0(96)
Cross-border estates & family trusts
STEP member (TEP)SRA regulatedCross-border specialist
Trusts · Inheritance Tax · Business SuccessionView profile
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