Rachel Hyndman > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
Debenhams Ottaway Offices
IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
England
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Rachel Hyndman
Work Department
Wills, trusts and probate
Position
Rachel is a partner in the Wills, trusts and probate team. Rachel advises on all aspects of Wills, probate, tax planning and estate administration. Her experience also includes the fields of care of the elderly, nursing home fees, registration of enduring powers of attorney, lasting powers of attorney and deputyship work, as well as advising clients in relation to deferred payment schemes and disability facilities agreements with the local authority. Rachel’s client base includes a variety of private and high net worth clients based both locally in Hertfordshire and in London.
Career
Trained Turner & Debenhams (now Debenhams Ottaway); qualified 2008; partner 2020
Memberships
Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Private Client Section of the Law Society
Education
Rachel studied a MA in English Literature with Honours at the University of Dundee. Rachel then completed the Graduate Diploma of Law and Legal Practice Course at the College of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Praised for its ‘attention to detail, empathy and client service‘, the team at Debenhams Ottaway provides a diverse offering, often advising on lifetime planning for the protection of vulnerable adults, the administration of trusts, and inheritance tax issues. The ‘magical‘ Susan Glenholme
heads up St Albans-based practice with her deep knowledge of private wealth management, the drafting of lifetime trusts and registration of enduring powers of attorney. Claire Sharp maintains a trust-focused practice, regularly dispensing advice on life interest trusts and discretionary trusts, in addition to being appointed by clients as trustee or executor. The ‘excellent‘ Rachel Hyndman is particularly experienced in advising on Court of Protection issues concerning care for the elderly and deputyship issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery