Wills and Probate Executive at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP

Sarah Begley

Wills and Probate Executive

Sarah is a Wills and Probate Executive and a member of our Private Client Team and has worked at Martin Tolhurst Solicitors since 2004. She deals with all types of work in this field, including will drafting, general inheritance tax advice, obtaining grants of representation, estate administration, Deeds of Appointment and Deeds of Variation. She also deals with Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications. Having worked for the firm for a number of years Sarah has built up contacts with local organisations and enjoys going to them to give talks on the importance of having a will and Lasting Power of Attorney. Sarah recently dealt with an interesting intestacy case where having obtained the grant of representation on behalf of a cousin, relatives with a prior claim to the estate being the half brother and half sisters were located by the genealogists. Therefore the existing grant of representation had to be revoked and a new grant was taken out by the newly found beneficiaries.

61B Station Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 7QA

Licensed for 4 years

Practice Areas

Wills, Trusts & Probate, Family Law

4.8/5 35 Client Reviews 35
  • Wills, Trusts & Probate 93%
  • Family Law 7%
35 Client Reviews

4.8/5

Overall experience

  • Value For Money
  • Communication
  • Initial Impressions
  • Approachability
  • Documentation Accuracy
  • Legal knowledge

Reviews summary

  • Excellent
    28
  • Very Good
    6
  • Average
    1
  • Poor
    0
  • Awful
    0

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John
John Added 1 month ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
March 25, 2024 20240325173832

Will and probate

5

Sarah Begley applied for probate, looked into savings etc and kept me informed all along.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 27 March, 2024

Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate you taking the time out to share your positive experience with us. We hope to work with you again in the future. Best Wishes, Ilaria (Online Team)

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Nicola
Nicola Added 1 month ago Report to admin
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March 22, 2024 20240322151304

Fast, prompt, efficient service

5

Sarah helped me with arranging probate after my father passed away. She provided great communication through each stage and the process was fast and efficient taking only 4 weeks from start to finish. Would highly recommend and will definitely not hesitate to use in the future, thanks Sarah.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 25 March, 2024

We are delighted that you were pleased with the service we provided on your matter. We hope to act for you again for you in the future. Best wishes, Online Team

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Robert
Robert Added 1 month ago Report to admin
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March 20, 2024 20240320095602

Exemplary Service

5

Since 2017 I have been dealing with the Wills & Probate Team at Martin Tolhurst and in particular the Solicitor Sarah Begley. Initially in 2017 she assisted me in becoming a POA for my Grandmother and then following her passing in 2022 she again assisted me as the administrator of her estate. I have always found it very easy to communicate with Sarah and I will certainly always be very grateful for the help, assistance and guidance she has provided me over the years always in a friendly, professional and timely manner. Since my Grandmother passed Sarah and her team have continued to offer me excellent service in the administration of her estate and I believe the last few years have certainly run far smoother for me with their professional help and guidance and although ours was a business relationship she has often felt like a friend guiding me through some quite stressful times and for that I will always be very grateful. I have no hesitation in recommending the Wills & Probate Team at Martin Tolhurst. Thank you Sarah, Karolina & all of the rest of the team.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 20 March, 2024

Thank you so much for the great review. Your comments will be passed onto the staff who assisted you and are greatly appreciated . Kind Regards, Ilaria (OnlineTeam)

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mick
mick Added 3 months ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
January 03, 2024 20240103115536

Letter of Administration

4

Helpful, considerate and easy to work with.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 04 January, 2024

What a great review- thank you so much for taking the time to leave your feedback for us! Your comments are really appreciated by everyone at Martin Tolhurst. Online Team

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Jackie
Jackie Added 7 months ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
September 27, 2023 20230927180219

Probate

4

We met Sarah last year after unfortunately my Dad passed away. Both my brother and myself found Sarah very professonal and she always kept us informed with emails or telephone calls. We were just sorry Sarah did not deal with the conveyancing of the sale of our Dad's house. Unfortunately it had to go to a different department. I did not find the solicitor who dealt with this part of the process very approachable and we never got to meet her.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 28 September, 2023

Thank you for taking the time to review our service. It was a pleasure to act for you on your matter and your comments will be passed onto the staff who assisted you.

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Lawrence
Lawrence Added 8 months ago Report to admin
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August 25, 2023 20230825175021

Great service

5

Used the Martin Tolhurst Team to deal with my Aunts Estate which involved selling a house, dealing with probate, registering the property with land registry and final distribution to beneficiaries. A number of issues arose which the team handled very professionally and always kept us well informed. Would not hesitate to use them again.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 31 August, 2023

We are delighted that you were pleased with the service we provided on your matter. We hope we can act for you again in the future.

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Lawrence
Lawrence Added 8 months ago Report to admin
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August 25, 2023 20230825174320

Great service

5

Used the Martin Tolhurst Team to deal with my Aunts Estate which involved selling a house, dealing with probate, registering the property with land registry and final distribution to beneficiaries. A number of issues arose which the team handled very professionally and always kept us well informed. Would not hesitate to use them again.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 31 August, 2023

We are delighted that you were pleased with the service we provided on your matter. We hope we can act for you again in the future.

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Ruth
Ruth Added 10 months ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
June 15, 2023 20230615123357

Wills and Probate

5

Excellent service as always.
Our family has used Martin Tolhurst for many generations covering just about every dept over the years.
This time we have been supported by Sarah Begley (Wills and Probate) again
excellent work, kept informed/consulted appropriately and completed in a timely manner. Very approachable team and sensitive to the issue. It made a huge difference and relief having a very competent team guiding and completing everything during a sad and busy time.
Highly recommend them.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

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Douglas
Douglas Added 1 year ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
April 18, 2023 20230418120328

grant of probate

5

Everything was easy going- plenty of communication- altogether a professional experience and would use Martin Tolhurst again and recommend them to friends although most people that I know use this solicitor already. As above 5*****

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 18 April, 2023

We are delighted that you were pleased with the service we provided on your matter. We hope we can act for you again in the future.

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The Moon
The Moon Added 1 year ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
March 08, 2023 20230308153252

EXCELLENT SERVICE

5

My brother and i hired Martin tolhurst solicitors to go through our late fathers probate. They gave an excellent service, kept up to date on everything, Helped us through it sufficiently and quickly. Always on hand if we needed them. We highly recommend

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 14 March, 2023

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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Simon
Simon Added 4 years ago Report to admin
Collected whilst working at Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP
December 21, 2019
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20191221172712

Simon

5

We were very happy with the speed and communications we received from Samantha and Sarah at the Martin Tolhurst Partnership in the sale of our house.

Our Buyers wanted to move in before Christmas and although it was tight they managed to achieve it. We particularly appreciated the fixed fee as it allowed us to budget more effectively.

Solicitor named in this review: Sarah Begley

A representative from Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP responded to this review on 06 January, 2020

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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About Sarah Begley

Sarah is a Wills and Probate Executive and a member of our Private Client Team and has worked at Martin Tolhurst Solicitors since 2004. She deals with all types of work in this field, including will drafting, general inheritance tax advice, obtaining grants of representation, estate administration, Deeds of Appointment and Deeds of Variation. She also deals with Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications. Having worked for the firm for a number of years Sarah has built up contacts with local organisations and enjoys going to them to give talks on the importance of having a will and Lasting Power of Attorney. Sarah recently dealt with an interesting intestacy case where having obtained the grant of representation on behalf of a cousin, relatives with a prior claim to the estate being the half brother and half sisters were located by the genealogists. Therefore the existing grant of representation had to be revoked and a new grant was taken out by the newly found beneficiaries.

Languages Spoken: English

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Address

Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP

61B Station Road

Longfield

Kent

DA3 7QA



Phone 01474 546008

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Wills and Probate Executive

Martin Tolhurst Partnership LLP

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