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My wife and I chose to appoint Rotheras to prepare two mirror wills only because they were local and not through any prior recommendation. We were so pleased that we did. The service provided by solicitor Eleanor Robinson and paralegal Anna Guy was prompt throughout, truly excellent in content and coverage, highly professional in every way and yet very friendly and supportive. Nothing was too much trouble and they made the process very easy for us. We would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending them.

My father's estate involved quite a lot of different investments and accounts, most of which were concluded reasonably quickly. However there were several accounts with Nat West which Andrew missed despite me handing him a complete list of all my father's accounts and investment, together with latest correspondence at our first meeting in February 2022. I had to remind Andrew of these and so they were followed up later than the rest and unfortunately proved to be the least forthcoming. The other accounts which were very difficult to resolve were with Aviva. There seemed to be a reluctance to chase these companies up in a proactive and timely way, more a case of "we'll see if we get anything back this week, and will chase next week if not ..." I eventually intervened and chased them myself, and received a small amount of compensation for their tardiness. Andrew was very helpful in reducing my IHT liability and his advice regarding the valuation of my Father's house. I should add that the conveyancing team were excellent and true to the quote regarding the cost. On the other hand Andrew's bill was more than double the quote at more than £16k, which was disappointing as I felt that I had needed to do a lot of the chasing, especially regarding the two companies mentioned above. In conclusion Andrew was very helpful, pleasant and reassuring to deal with and completely professional.