Lucy Butcher

Partner

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Lucy is a Partner in our Wills, Probate and Estate Planning team. Lucy joined Gardner Leader in October 2005 as a paralegal, she completed her training contract and qualified into the inheritance protection team in April 2008. Lucy became an Associate in July 2013 and a Senior Associate in 2015. Lucy advises clients on all aspects of their inheritance planning including inheritance tax considerations when preparing simple and complex Wills and lifetime gifts. Lucy acts for families and professionals on all aspects of administering both simple and complex estates, the preparation of lasting powers of attorney and the preparation and administration of trusts. She also deals a wide range of Court of Protection matters, advising the elderly with reviewing care home contracts and their ability to receive NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Some of Lucy’s specialisms include advising individual clients on estate planning for inheritance tax and care fees, working closely with a number of charity clients on estate administration matters and assisting the elderly.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 395647

  • Based in Thatcham, Berkshire
  • Licensed for 18 years

Accepting new clients via ReviewSolicitors

Lucy is a Partner in our Wills, Probate and Estate Planning team. Lucy joined Gardner Leader in October 2005 as a paralegal, she completed her training contract and qualified into the inheritance protection team in April 2008. Lucy became an Associate in July 2013 and a Senior Associate in 2015. Lucy advises clients on all aspects of their inheritance planning including inheritance tax considerations when preparing simple and complex Wills and lifetime gifts. Lucy acts for families and professionals on all aspects of administering both simple and complex estates, the preparation of lasting powers of attorney and the preparation and administration of trusts. She also deals a wide range of Court of Protection matters, advising the elderly with reviewing care home contracts and their ability to receive NHS Continuing Healthcare funding. Some of Lucy’s specialisms include advising individual clients on estate planning for inheritance tax and care fees, working closely with a number of charity clients on estate administration matters and assisting the elderly.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 395647

  • Based in Thatcham, Berkshire
  • Licensed for 18 years

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  • Gardner Leader LLP

    Solicitor

    Until October 2019

  • Gardner Leader LLP

    Associate

    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 09:00–17:30
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

Winbolt House, The Broadway, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 3HX

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Fiona

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

Good efficient service. Lucy explained everything to us and enabled us to think through what we wanted when preparing our Wills.

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Thank you for your kind review, I will pass on your positive words onto Lucy Butcher and our Wills, Probate and Estate Planning Solicitors.

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Marina

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

Lucy was lovely as well as all the staff. They were very friendly and efficient.

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We appreciate your review for Lucy Butcher in our Thatcham office. We will be sure to pass on the positive feedback to Lucy.

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Robert

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

Would recommend Gardner Leader more than satisfied with the help and service they provided.

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Thank you for your kind review, I will pass on your positive words onto Lucy Butcher and our Wills, Probate and Estate Planning Solicitors team in our Thatcham office.

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Margaret

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

I used Gardner Leader for my Will & Lasting Power of Attorney. The staff were very friendly and they gave me great advice and were very accommodating to my needs. Very happy with the service, time, price and responses.

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Morning Margaret, thank you for leaving this positive review for Lucy Butcher and our Wills, Probate and Estate Planning team.

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Piers

Wills, Trusts & Probate

Wills, Trusts and Probate

From the initial meeting, I found Lucy and Suzanne very approachable. Any query or phone call was answered immediately by one of them. Lucy kept me informed of proceedings all through the 18 months.

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