Solicitor at Risdons Solicitors
John Hugh Charles Balchin
Solicitor - Solicitor
SRA ID: 151782
Hugh is a Solicitor in the Private Client department working in our Williton Office. Hugh trained in the City of London and has worked both in-house for large commercial entities and, for the majority of his career, in private practice. Hugh deals with Probate Applications; Will writing; Powers of Attorney and, Court of Protection matters in our Williton office. Having worked in both commercial and private practice organizations, Hugh has developed many skills now applicable to his Private Client work with the firm. Wills and Probate work can often need a sympathetic touch when assisting the recently bereaved. Hugh's commercial awareness can be brought to bear when considering possible tax and other legal "problems" which might arise when client's are seeking advice on how best to structure their affairs both pre- and post- death. Hugh is a very keen gardener and is currently rejuvenating a long established garden on a hillside in the Somerset countryside.
18 Fore Street, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4QD
Licensed for 32 years
Practice Areas
Wills, Trusts & Probate
- Wills, Trusts & Probate 86%
- Family Law 13%
- Agriculture 1%
54 Client Reviews
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About John Hugh Charles Balchin
Hugh is a Solicitor in the Private Client department working in our Williton Office. Hugh trained in the City of London and has worked both in-house for large commercial entities and, for the majority of his career, in private practice. Hugh deals with Probate Applications; Will writing; Powers of Attorney and, Court of Protection matters in our Williton office. Having worked in both commercial and private practice organizations, Hugh has developed many skills now applicable to his Private Client work with the firm. Wills and Probate work can often need a sympathetic touch when assisting the recently bereaved. Hugh's commercial awareness can be brought to bear when considering possible tax and other legal "problems" which might arise when client's are seeking advice on how best to structure their affairs both pre- and post- death. Hugh is a very keen gardener and is currently rejuvenating a long established garden on a hillside in the Somerset countryside.
Languages Spoken: English, Italian
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Duration
Solicitor
Risdon Hosegood Solicitors
03-05-2021-present
Our Will Update
we were fortunate that we were able to use a local solicitor who gave us confidence that our Will would be property drafted. The follow up meeting reassured us that the Will would accord with our wishes. Very pleased with the way the whole process was conducted
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
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New Will
I was more than happy with the whole process
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
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LPAs for my mother
The solicitor who dealt with this was compassionate & kind when dealing with my mother. I would highly recommend.
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
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Friendly and helpful Lawyers
Found the solicitor to be very friendly, helpful and approachable and made the daunting process very easy to deal with especially as I didn't understand very much of writing my Will (a horrible process in itself which was made much easier with the friendly nature of the Solicitor). Plus we had a couple of queries which we found was easily dealt with by the members of staff manning the phones. A nice experience overall.
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
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Will and Power of Attorney
The solicitor was very helpful and friendly which made an awful process much easier to deal with. Also any staff we spoke to over the phone very easy to talk too and friendly which all the difference.
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
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Great Service
Risdon Hosegood Solcitors were friendly profession and their service was straight forward and explained extremely well.
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Review of Risdon Hosegood Solicitors
Excellent all round service, friendly efficient and legal knowledge very good.
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 04 March, 2024
Dear Sheelagh, thank you for your review. We are pleased you received an excellent all round service from our team.
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Lasting Power of Attorney
This procedure was carried out very efficiently. My solicitor was very kind and approachable explaining everything clearly. The Secretarial staff were also very effiicient and helpful.
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 04 March, 2024
Thank you for your review. We are pleased you found our team kind, approachable and efficient.
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Will
I received sound, practical advice, the process was smooth and efficient. I found all the staff unfailingly polite and pleasant, would recommend this firm.
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 12 February, 2024
Thank you for your review. Lovely to read that the process using our team was smooth and efficient.
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Will
Very happy to have had Risdon Hosegood as my Solicitors. Both Hugh Balchin and Lesley and all staff I came in contact with were very friendly and helfpful
Solicitor named in this review: John Hugh Charles Balchin
A representative from Risdons Solicitors responded to this review on 18 December, 2023
Dear Irene, thank you for your review. Great to hear that you had a very friendly and helpful experience using us.
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