Charles Fraser > Longmores Solicitors LLP > Hertford, England > Lawyer Profile
Longmores Solicitors LLP Offices
24 CASTLE STREET
HERTFORD
SG14 1HP
England
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Charles Fraser
Work Department
Private Client
Position
Senior Solicitor in Private Client and Head of the Older and Vulnerable Client team
Career
Charles advises individuals and families about their wills, trusts and inheritance tax planning arrangements with a particular emphasis on elderly and vulnerable clients.
Charles took up a training contract straight out of university and qualified as a Solicitor in 1997. He has been specialising in Private Client work ever since and joined Longmores in 2015.
Charles’ expertise in matters concerning older or vulnerable clients includes helping people to make the right decisions about their estates and inheritance matters, often in the face of conflicting (and frequently incorrect) advice and opinions clients have been exposed to from family, friends, the media and other sources.
Charles specialises in:
- Will Drafting
- Powers of Attorney
- Administration of estates
- Court of Protection applications
- Continuing healthcare appeals
- Deferred payment agreements
- Inheritance tax Planning
- Trust drafting (including associated documentation)
Languages
Bi-lingual: French/English
Memberships
Charles is a member of the Law Society’s Private Client Section and Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE). Charles holds the Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients from The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) for which he was awarded a merit in 2020.
Education
Nottingham Trent University (1994-1995) LPC
University of Wolverhampton (1991-1994) LLB (Hons) 2(1)
Personal
Charles acts in a personal capacity as the trustee of two charities.
Leisure
Charles is a fan of rugby and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, as well as good food and wine. He enjoys supporting his children in their hobbies and studies.
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- Private client > Agriculture and estates
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- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx