Trusts Solicitors

Trust law is complex, however, so it is essential to get expert legal advice to ensure you are able to effectively achieve what you need to and that your trust operates as intended.

At Stephen Rimmer, our dedicated team has exceptional experience handling all aspects of trusts and trust law. We can provide a tailored approach to meet your needs, helping you to get the right provisions in place for you and your loved ones.

How we can help you with trusts

Our trust lawyers offer sensitive, practical support for matters including:

• Setting up trusts
• Advice for trustees
• Acting as professional trustees
• Trust disputes

Why choose Stephen Rimmer for trust law advice and services?

Our Private Client team is headed by Andrew Morgan, a Partner and highly skilled Solicitor. Andrew is supported by an experienced and dedicated team, including members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). STEP is the leading global association for solicitors specialising in inheritance, trusts and estates, with membership requiring rigorous training and examination.

Across our team, we have exceptional expertise in a wide range of matters related to trust law, so can deal effectively with everything from straightforward trusts to the most complex trusts holding high value assets.

As a firm, we have very high customer satisfaction rates, with a large percentage of our new business coming via recommendations from current and former clients. 

Book a free 30-minute consultation with our trust solicitors in Eastbourne or Hastings

We offer a free, no obligation 30-minute chat with one of our specialist trust law solicitors to all new clients.

To arrange your initial consultation, you can:

• Call: 01323 434414
• Email: enquiries@stephenrimmer.com
• Or pay us a visit at 28 – 30 Hyde Gardens Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4PX

Our trust law services

Setting up a trust

We can assist with setting up any type of trust to match your needs, including preparing the trust documents, choosing your trustees and transferring assets into the trust.

Advice for trustees

Our team regularly advise trustees on carrying out their role, including dealing with day-to-day issues, such as managing the trust income, as well as matters such as preparing annual accounts and dealing with issues such as trust disputes.

Acting as professional trustees

Where required, our trust solicitors are able to act as professional trustees, using our expertise to ensure your trust is managed effectively and your beneficiaries properly taken care of.

Trust disputes

Should a dispute arise over a trust, whether between trustees or between a trustee and a beneficiary, we can help you find a solution. With a strong focus on alternative dispute resolution, our team can typically find a workable solution without the need for costly, time-consuming court proceedings.

Find out more about our dispute resolution services.

Our trust law pricing

We are able to handle some aspects of trust law on a fixed fee basis where appropriate, e.g. creating trust documents for straightforward trusts.

For more complex matters, our trust solicitors will charge according to agreed hourly rates. Where this is the case, we will tell you the hourly rates charged by everyone we expect to work on your case and give a realistic estimate of your likely overall costs.

Find out more about our hourly rates and the way we charge for our work.

Types of trusts we can assist with

Bare trusts

Gives beneficiaries the right to the assets in the trust and the trust income. Often used for children who have received an inheritance and who are not yet old enough to manage the funds.

Charitable trusts

Trusts set up to facilitate the existence of a charity.

Children’s trusts

Used to hold assets from pension funds or death in service benefits to support children should one of their parents pass away.

Discretionary trusts

Used to provide for beneficiaries who are not capable of managing their own money or where beneficiaries are in the process of divorcing.

Family trusts

Trusts set up to continue to benefit members of your family over several generations.

Interest in possession trusts (life interest trusts)

Set up during your lifetime or in your Will. Commonly used to protect a share of your house, or your overall estate, for the benefit of your spouse or another loved one.

Lifetime trusts

Trust set up during your lifetime, usually to secure assets for particular beneficiaries.

Personal injury trusts

Used to ringfence compensation so the beneficiaries can use the money they received without it being counted for means-tested benefits.

Property trusts

Trusts set up to protect a property, either during one’s lifetime or as a Life Interest Trust created in a Will.

Will trusts

Where provision is included in a Will for a trust to be set up upon the death of the person making the Will.

Speak to our trust solicitors in Eastbourne and Hastings

From our offices in Eastbourne and Hastings, our trust law solicitors work with clients all across East Sussex, including in Bexhill-on-Sea, Hailsham, Polegate, Battle, Pevensey and St Leonards-on-Sea.

To arrange a free, no obligation 30-minute interview with our team, you can:

• Call: 01323 434414
• Email: enquiries@stephenrimmer.com

Or pay us a visit at 28 – 30 Hyde Gardens Eastbourne East Sussex BN21 4PX