Herald - Issue 421

31st March 2022 • The HERALD • Page 55 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v ASK A PROFESSIONAL If you come into any of these categories, then you will need to complete a self-assessment. Other services that we can provide M G ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES Telephone & Fax: 023 8089 1351 • Email: mgeere@btinternet.com Specialising in Bookkeeping and Accountancy Services in and around the New Forest and Waterside area, be assured of a local and friendly service. Are you self-employed? Are you a small business? Are you a landlord? Do you have investment income? NEW LIMITED COMPANY SET UP VAT RETURNS CREDIT CONTROL OUT OF HOURS CONSULTATIONS BUSINESS PLANS PAYROLL • CIS GENERAL BOOKKEEPING CORPORATION TAX Don’t let this be you at the end of the tax year Tel: 023 8254 7600 TMT House, 12 The Marsh, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 6AL enquiry@tmtlegalservices.co.uk www.tmtlegalservices.co.uk Your Local Legal Specialists WILLS & PROBATE ONLINE AND PHONE CONSULTATIONS AVAILABLE Call the Team on 023 8254 7600 or visit our website for our online quotation tool where you can also instruct us Probate, ‘Can I Do It Myself?’ by Kelly Dawkins, Probate Lawyer, TMT Legal Services Losing a loved one is not only an upsetting time, it can be a stressful time too. It can then be heightened if you are appointed as an Executor of the Estate. ‘ Can I do it myself?’ – a question we often get asked here at TMT Legal Services Do you want to? Probate and administration of estates is an area fraught with pitfalls, if you do not manage the administration correctly. is leaves Executors in a situation where they can be potentially liable for loss caused to the bene ciaries in cases where they did not even realise they had made an error despite a lack of knowledge, experience or diligence. Do you have the time? Losing a loved one can be a very di cult and stressful time. From notifying friends and family; to registering the death and arranging the funeral; there are so many things to think about and do. On top of this, somebody needs to tell the bank, the pension company, HM Revenue & Customs and so the list goes on. Is there a Will? Is a Grant of Probate required? You can see how people o en become very overwhelmed. Wouldn’t you prefer to focus on grieving and spending time with your family, safe in the knowledge that all the technical and legal bits were being taken care of? at’s where we come in. Our friendly professional probate team can take this burden from you. Do you understand the process? We gather all of the information needed to apply for a Grant of Probate, if required. We will ll in all of the complex forms and liaise with HM Revenue & Customs to nalise all tax matters. We will close accounts and hold funds safe in our designated client bank account. If there is a property, our conveyancing team can work alongside us on the sale. Once the administration has been completed, we will distribute all funds to those entitled and prepare a detailed nancial statement. With TMT Legal Services by your side, probate does not have to be daunting or stressful. We do not charge a percentage of the Estate like many rms and keep our costs fair. We also have the correct systems and accounts in place to ensure that our dealings with the Probate Registry are e cient and done in a timely manner. Call Kelly Dawkins, your local Probate Lawyer, on: 023 8254 7600 who will guide you through the process step by step. Kelly Dawkins, Probate Lawyer, TMT Legal Services Free Website Listing for New Forest Business Owners New Forest District Council are working with Go New Forest, to deliver the ‘Support our Community’ Campaign to help boost local business. One of the key campaign bene ts is any local business can be listed free in the business section of thenewforest.co.uk, which receives nearly 5 million page views a year. To add your business for free, visit: gonewforest.com/business- listing-submission which takes you to the Go New Forest website