Fiona Ashmead > Prettys Solicitors LLP > Ipswich, England > Lawyer Profile
Prettys Solicitors LLP Offices
6th Floor
St Vincent House
1 Cutler Street
IP1 1UQ
England
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Fiona Ashmead
Work Department
Personal Law
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Fiona is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and has a STEP accreditation certificate with distinction in Advising Vulnerable Clients. She uses this to shape her approach in advising clients who need a Will, helping them with Lasting Powers of Attorney or administering an Estate when a loved one dies.
As an experienced Solicitor, she can also advise on declarations of trust so that an individual investment into a property is clearly recorded for the future and any division of assets on the sale of that property can be decided in advance.
Fiona’s overriding aim is to help individuals find a solution to their legal issues so that they know that their personal matters are in good order.
Areas of expertise include:
- Administration of Estates and Trusts
- Wills and tax planning
- Advice on Care home fees and later life planning
- Deeds of variation
- Probate
- Declarations of Trusts
- Advising on and preparing Lasting Power of Attorney
Memberships
Fiona is a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) and has a STEP accreditation certificate with distinction in Advising Vulnerable Clients.
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: elsewhere in East Anglia
The wills, trusts and estates team at Prettys Solicitors LLP in Ipswich is ‘friendly, personable, always willing to help and knowledgeable.’ Lead partner Emma Woollard has a broad practice but is especially well regarded for her understanding of social care and capacity-related cases. Senior associate Fiona Ashmead, who joined from Thompson Smith and Puxon, has STEP accreditation of a Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients and is a key adviser on inheritance tax issues. The firm excels in Court of Protection matters, and issues concerning care fees and end of life planning.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Transport > Transport and shipping
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant