A cohabitation agreement records agreements between cohabiting partners regarding housing, expenses and assets, including allocation of financial responsibility and rights of survivorship. This is also relevant for pension rights and inheritance tax.

A will allows you to who inherits your estate and allows you to deviate from statutory inheritance law. You can appoint an executor or administrator and include specific bequests. We advise on estate planning arrangements tailored to your specific wishes.

In a living will, you appoint someone to represent your interests in the event of incapacity. It includes financial and medical powers of attorney and, for entrepreneurs, arrangements to ensure the continuity of your business.

Marriage or registered civil partnership automatically leads to the applicability of statutory division of assets, unless you enter into a prenuptial or registered partnership agreement. These agreements allow you to arrange matters such as the division of assets, allocation of costs, settlement provisions and inheritance and tax consequences.

Gifts can be used to transfer assets or to support a specific purpose. We advise on the appropriate structure and applicable tax exemptions, and where called for we can draft a deed which includes specific conditions.

When a relationship ends due to separation or death, jointly owned assets, such as a home, must be divided. We record this in a deed of distribution and take care of the legal transfer of ownership.