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East Yorkshire · Wills · Powers of attorney · Trusts · Probate

Wills, powers of attorney, trusts and probate. A solicitor in Hornsea.

Wills, lasting powers of attorney, trusts and probate for Hornsea and East Yorkshire. Aaron Johnson does the work himself, at a fixed fee agreed before it starts, and comes to you.

Home visits in Hornsea

No travel charge. Appointments are usually available within a few working days, including Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and home visits across East and North Yorkshire.

Find your plan and price

Or call 01262 310 850. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.

Home visits · Area 32 of 41East Yorkshire

About Hornsea

What comes up in Hornsea.

Safe Harbour Legal covers Hornsea and the East Yorkshire coast around it with Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trusts. Many Hornsea residents are retired professionals who moved here for the Mere, the beach and the slower pace. Estate values can be deceptive: a Hornsea bungalow plus a pension plus a holiday let can easily cross the inheritance tax threshold, and a template Will misses the planning that could help. Aaron Johnson drafts for the real position. Home visits across Hornsea, Atwick and Mappleton cost nothing extra.

  • Home visits across Hornsea, Atwick and Mappleton at no extra charge
  • Retirement-stage estate planning and inheritance tax planning
  • Familiar with property around Hornsea Mere and coastal erosion concerns
  • Evening appointments to fit around carers

Written by Aaron Johnson, a solicitor in Bridlington, who comes out to Hornsea himself.

What it costs in Hornsea.

See every fee

Four services, four from-prices, VAT shown. Each figure is the lowest fixed fee for that kind of work on its own, and says what it buys. Each link opens the Hornsea page for that service: every fee, what happens in order, and how long it takes.

Powers of attorney done with a will take £150 off the fee, once, however many documents are made.

  1. Wills in Hornsea

    Hornsea Wills are rarely simple: a bungalow that has risen in value for thirty years, a holiday let on the front, a pension that has grown, and adult children spread across the country. Aaron drafts for that picture, not from a single-Will template. The aim is to protect the estate from avoidable inheritance tax and the family from arguments.

    Mirror wills for a couple £550. A will with a trust in it £650, or £950 for a couple.

    from£350+ VATfor standard will, one person

  2. Lasting powers of attorney in Hornsea

    A retirement-stage household here may hold a bungalow, a pension and sometimes a holiday let. Three assets need three lots of authority, and one registered power covers all of them.

    Both for one person £800. Both for each of a couple £1,400. The Office of the Public Guardian charges £92 to register each document, paid at cost on top.

    from£550+ VATfor one lasting power of attorney, one person

  3. Probate in Hornsea

    Hornsea estates are frequently larger than they look. A bungalow, a pension and a holiday let together can pass the inheritance tax threshold, and the account has to be filed before the Probate Registry will issue a grant.

    Aaron obtains the grant and you do the rest. Full administration from £3,000. The court’s £526 application fee is paid at cost on top.

    from£950+ VATfor grant only probate

  4. Trust and estate planning in Hornsea

    Trusts in Hornsea are usually about three things: protecting the home from care fees, reducing inheritance tax above the £325,000 nil-rate band, or providing for a vulnerable adult child. Aaron advises on each clearly, and says plainly when a Trust is not the right answer.

    Each piece of work is priced on its own. Planning alongside a will is £450 or £750. A lifetime trust is £1,500.

    from£450+ VATfor declaration of trust

Closer to home

Around Hornsea.

Each has its own page, because what comes up in Town Centre & the Mere is not what comes up in Sigglesthorne.

  • Town Centre & the Mere

    Hornsea pairs a traditional seaside high street with Yorkshire's largest freshwater lake, the Mere, a five-minute walk from the beach.

  • Atwick

    Atwick is the clifftop village just north of Hornsea: a village green, a scatter of farms and smallholdings, and caravan parks along a coastline that gives up several metres in a bad year.

  • Mappleton

    Mappleton is the village the sea defences saved.

  • Sigglesthorne

    Sigglesthorne sits inland from Hornsea among the parkland around Wassand Hall, an estate village of period homes, working farms and rural professionals who want the countryside without the cliff edge.

Home visits across 41 areas · Ends

Questions

Asked in Hornsea.

Straight answers. Where something depends on your circumstances, the answer says so.

What legal services do you offer in Hornsea?

Aaron Johnson helps families in Hornsea with wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts, and probate and estate administration. He is a solicitor and STEP-qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner, and he handles every matter himself from the first conversation to the final signature.

Do you offer home visits in Hornsea?

Yes. Home visits across Hornsea and the surrounding villages are free, with no travel fee. Many clients prefer to talk things through at their own kitchen table. Aaron comes to you, in the evening if daytimes are difficult.

How much does a solicitor cost in Hornsea?

Every fee is fixed and agreed in writing before any work starts. There is no hourly billing. That includes probate and estate administration, which many firms still bill by the hour or as a percentage of the estate. The full list of fees for individuals and couples is on the fees page.

Can you help with probate in Hornsea?

Yes. Aaron handles probate for families across Hornsea and the surrounding area, either obtaining the grant of probate on its own or administering the whole estate from start to finish. The fee is fixed and agreed at the start, never a percentage of the estate.

Is Safe Harbour Legal regulated?

Yes. Safe Harbour Legal is a trading name of Legal Studio Solicitors, itself a trading name of MDLS Solicitors Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA ID 598793) and carries professional indemnity insurance. Aaron has worked in wills, trusts and probate since 2013, 13 years of fee earning at national and regional firms, and has been a solicitor since 2022. He is a STEP-qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner, based in East Yorkshire.

How do I get started?

Book a free 15-minute call, by phone or video. Aaron listens, explains your options in plain English, and gives you a fixed quote before you commit to anything. Appointments are usually available within a few working days, including Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Near Hornsea.

Every town and village

Next step

Take the next step at your own pace.

Whichever one you are comfortable with. The first two commit you to nothing.

  1. See your plan and price

    Sixty seconds of questions that end on a named plan and its fixed fee, with VAT. No call needed.

    Find your plan and price

  2. Talk it through

    A 15-minute call with Aaron by phone or video, or a visit at home in Hornsea if you would rather talk across the table. Nothing is charged for it.

    Book a 15-minute call

  3. Ready to go

    Answer the questionnaire in your own time. Aaron reads it before he calls, and confirms the fixed fee in writing before any work starts.

    Start my matter

Or call 01262 310 850. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.