Future Planning
Don’t put it off, plan for the future today
We can protect you and your family and provide certainty for the future.
Be certain of your future with Goughs
With over 140 years experience
Perhaps you are concerned about how you are going to fund your later life, or about the ever increasing cost of care and how this might affect what you leave behind for your loved ones.
With our wealth of knowledge, our legal experts can help you plan and protect your family’s future and ensure your wishes are fulfilled should the unexpected occur.
At Goughs we can provide a full range of future life planning services including Wills, Trusts, LPA’s and Inheritance Tax Planning to help protect both you and your family’s future.
Our clients rate us excellent


Sue Greenman
Everything was completed professionally and within my tight time scales. I would like to say thank you and would definitely go back to Goughs should I need help in the future.


Ali McBrine
Thank you Alice Blackmore for your fantastic professional support, with care, compassion and kindness, of our need for explanation and understanding of the system and language in a lot of correspondence. Thank you too for being always being honest and empathic of our feelings.


Andrew Alvis
Another well-managed transaction handled promptly and professionally by Nadine Cook and her team. We have used Goughs before, will use again and would not hesitate to recommend their services to anybody.


Phil Carter
Goughs Solicitors provide a friendly, professional and extremely reassuring service. The whole team, especially Georgina Catlin, are empathetic and provide sound advice when required, you definitely feel you are in safe hands.
The Goughs approach to future planning
You can find one of our highly experienced and knowledgeable advisors in each of our Wiltshire offices, who can help you with all areas of future planning, from making Lasting Powers of Attorney and Wills to Estate Planning or planning for potential future care and fees.
At Goughs we have STEP qualified specialists, as well as members of SFE. So you’ll benefit from their practical and balanced advice.
Why work with Goughs?

Local since 1882, with an excellent reputation
First-class, effective service

Largest solicitors in Wiltshire
Seven offices throughout the county

Nationally accredited law firm
Recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners
Popular questions
about future planning
There are several steps you can take to ensure that your loved ones are protected in case of your death or if you were ill and unable to make your own decisions.
Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Trying to plan your legal affairs and finances for later life can include
- Minimising your Inheritance Tax liability
- Sorting out pre-paid funeral plans
- Setting up trusts for your family and protecting assets for future generations through a Will.
- Appointing Attorneys to manage your financial affairs and to make health and welfare decisions on your behalf by Lasting Powers of Attorney is also an important part of the process.
The strategy will be different for each family, due to their unique circumstances and views on life. Nonetheless, the best advice is to plan early and have the right practical legal advice.
We are specialists in elderly and future planning with a long established reputation in Wiltshire.
Our future planning team includes lawyers belonging to Solicitors for the Elderly who are also Dementia Friends or Dementia Champions
Your future planning team
Annie James
Solicitor
Annie qualified as a Private Client solicitor in 2016 and joined Goughs in February 2020. She specialises in the preparation of Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, preparation and administration of Trusts, and the administration of Estates. Annie prides herself on taking the time to really understand the needs and priorities of her clients.
Emma Taylor
Partner & Head of Private Client
Emma began her life at Goughs in 2008 as a Solicitor. Now, with over 15 years of experience, she is a Partner and Head of the Private Client Department. Emma deals with all areas of Private Client work but has a particular interest in Trusts and Complex Property Ownership.
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