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ProTrust Consulting
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Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Management Services
We have a dedicated service to cover all aspects of estate planning. The specific services often start with basic Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney. However, expertise and experience is key to ensuring that your basic wishes are protected.
The majority of professionally prepared family Wills contain trust provisions. The public are increasingly aware of the need to have correct management and administration of them. Trust Registration is now required for the majority of ‘active’ Trusts.
From advice on the Inheritance Tax process, to assisting with Probate, our experienced team has all the necessary expertise to help you as executors or beneficiaries with the administration process for a Will or Intestacy.
About ProTrust Consulting
ProTrust Consulting Ltd is a firm specialising in three distinct areas of advice:
- Estate Planning (Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trust)
- Estate Administration (Including assisting with probate and Inheritance Tax)
- Trust Management (Assisting and advising Trustees regarding the administration of Trusts)
Our background is primarily from a law-base. Robert Cartmell (founder and co-director) is a former solicitor having practised from 1996-2020. Robert’s specialisation is advising clients in Wills, Trusts and Estates. He has over 25 years of advising and acting for families and individuals in this area of work. He continues to undertake all of the client-based work in all three main areas of the Practice as its consultant advisor. Those functions extend to his own executorship/trusteeship roles for which there are delegated functions undertaken by this firm. Robert is joined by director Jeremy Mills and are assisted by experienced estate planning advisors Iain Wanstall and Cameron McKay.
Probate Fees Are Increasing Again – What You Need to Know
If you're applying for probate after the loss of a loved one, it's important to be aware of some significant changes to government fees coming into effect this summer. From 13 July 2026 (subject to [...]
Trust or Outright Gift: Which is Better for Estate Planning?
A common question we are asked in Estate Planning is whether it is better to place an asset into a trust or give it directly to beneficiaries during your lifetime. For example, parents may consider [...]
Trust registration service (TRS)
Understanding the TRS Question on Property Added Since October 2020 When registering a trust with the Trust Registration Service (TRS), one question regularly causes uncertainty for trustees: Has any property been added to the trust [...]











