Helen Maddison-White

Specialisms & expertise

• Probate and estate administration
• Dealing with intestate estates
• Inheritance tax agricultural and business property relief claims
• Post-death tax planning.

Client stories & examples of work

• Assisting personal representatives to reduce or eliminate capital gains tax on the disposal of shares and the sale of property
• Advising on and successfully making a claim for gifts out of income to reduce inheritance tax
• Assisting personal representatives in negotiating with the District Valuer in respect of realty
• Guiding personal representatives in the administration of estates with a contentious element and/or where there are complex and challenging family dynamics
• Dealing with high net worth clients with business elements and/or foreign elements.

Types of client

Helen advises a broad range of clients from all walks of life including professional and non-professional individuals.

Achievements & other appointments

Helen is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly and is a Dementia Friend.

Profile

Helen attended Hertfordshire University, graduating in 1996. Helen qualified as a solicitor in August 2002.  Since qualification, she has worked for highly regarded firms on the South East Coast.  She joined Thomson Snell & Passmore in 2019 and has an all round experience in all areas of private client work.