David Walter Bird

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I specialise in wills and probate, trusts, tax planning and general advice for the elderly, including powers of attorney and Court of Protection matters. I have been working in this field since I qualified, and deal with a variety of matters including more complex Estates and inheritance tax planning. I qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and joined Crane & Staples in April 2000, becoming a Partner with the firm in April 2003. I am currently the Firm’s finance partner and COFA. I am the Head of the Wills and Probate (Private Client) Department at Crane & Staples. For many years, I have been an active member of the Hertfordshire Law Society Probate and Trust Committee, which I now chair. I am a full member of both Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 16028

  • Based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
  • Licensed for 30 years

Accepting new clients via ReviewSolicitors

I specialise in wills and probate, trusts, tax planning and general advice for the elderly, including powers of attorney and Court of Protection matters. I have been working in this field since I qualified, and deal with a variety of matters including more complex Estates and inheritance tax planning. I qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and joined Crane & Staples in April 2000, becoming a Partner with the firm in April 2003. I am currently the Firm’s finance partner and COFA. I am the Head of the Wills and Probate (Private Client) Department at Crane & Staples. For many years, I have been an active member of the Hertfordshire Law Society Probate and Trust Committee, which I now chair. I am a full member of both Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 16028

  • Based in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
  • Licensed for 30 years

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  • Crane & Staples LLP

    Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration

    Until October 2019

  • Crane & Staples LLP

    Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration

    Until Present

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  • English

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:30
Tuesday 09:00–17:30
Wednesday 09:00–17:30
Thursday 09:00–17:30
Friday 09:00–17:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Longcroft House, Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6TU

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Philip

Exceptional service

I don't ususually leave reviews, but I just wanted to recognise the consistent excellent sevice and advice we have received from Crane & Staples over a number of years and on various matters. Particularly from Heather Charles-Wall helping us with property purchases, David Bird sorting my fathers estate and our wills and more recently from Adrian Boulter for responding so promptly with some great practical advice.

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Ariane

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Our family has used Crane and Staples (who were named as executors on our father’s Will) through a very complex probate process involving five separate jurisdictions. David Bird has been a steady pair of hands, giving wise counsel at stressful times. He has been methodical and efficient, quietly getting the job done. Separately we have also used the firm to sort out property and Land Registry issues and I cannot recommend Katie Smits highly enough too

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Thank you for taking the time to write this lovely review for David Bird and Katie Smits. We are so pleased that you were happy with the service provided and we look forward to working with you in the future.

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Colin and Sheila

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Helpful professional service

We needed to write new Powers of Attorney to include new material, and the advice from David Bird was extremely helpful. Despite limitations imposed by the C19 pandemic, the documentation proceeded efficiently, both by email and by Zoom. guided centrally by David Bird, who was home-working. We feel able to recommend Crane & Staples without reservation.

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Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this lovely review for David Bird. We are so pleased that you were happy with the service and that your matter was dealt with successfully, despite Covid-19 restrictions. We look forward to working with you in the future. Kind regards, Crane & Staples LLP.

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Amazing friendly staff. Especially Dave 😉

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Thank you for taking the time to post this kind review. We are so glad you found our staff to be friendly and will pass this review on to David Bird. Kind regards, Crane & Staples

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