We provide a professional, high quality and affordable bespoke Will and Estate Planning service​

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We are full members of The Society of Will Writers

Our work is covered by our professional indemnity insurance (£2.5 million per case) giving you certainty and peace of mind. Our MD, Paul Stanford, is also a Full STEP member, and therefore a specialist in Trusts and Estate planning, considered the gold standard professionally. Please also check out our 5 star google reviews.

We offer a personalised consultation at our Worthing Office, or at your home depending on location, or via Zoom. We offer flexible appointment times including evenings, agreeing fixed fees in advance.

We pride ourselves on giving the best advice and this means customising it to your individual needs and circumstances.

Our initial consultation is free of charge with no obligation to proceed.. Please contact us to make your appointment.

01903 340186

info@stanfordlegal.co.uk

How can we best help you plan your estate and preserve and protect assets?

By assessing your circumstances, we can show you how to best plan your estate to preserve and protect assets that will provide for your intended beneficiaries, including vulnerable ones such as young children.

A single consultation with us often identifies solutions to problems that you may not even have been aware of, as well as solutions to problems that you may have believed would be simply too difficult to resolve. Please contact us to see if we can guide or help you. 

Our team

Paul Stanford
Paul Stanford TEP PGDip MSWW

Paul is the founder of Stanford Legal Services, full member of STEP and the Society of Will Writers. He has a wealth of experience in the commercial environment having ran small businesses and been both a small business owner and financial adviser. In March 2014 he qualified to be a legal adviser. He applies the knowledge and skills he has acquired over the years to explain the often complex nature of the law in a way that customers can understand, as well as pointing out the practicalities of certain actions. He has a passion for helping others and always providing the best advice for his customers.

Jay Hemingway AffSWW

Jay is our Senior Legal Adviser and joined Stanford Legal Services in February 2022 and has been an affiliate member of the Society of Will Writers since 2020. Jay is passionate about making sure families have the right Will in place to protect and maximize what they leave their chosen loved ones. ‘Why leave it to chance when you can leave it to those you love?’
Having previously worked as a carer, he also knows how important it is to protect our future selves by having Lasting Powers of Attorney in place. Jay enjoys supporting local events and spending time in nature with his son and dog.

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John Whyte AffSWW CertPFS CertCII(MP) CeRGI CeLTM CeRER

John is a Legal Adviser and an affiliate member of the Society of Will Writers.  He is also a fully qualified FCA regulated financial adviser, specialising in Equity Release & Later Life Lending, and member of the Equity Release Council.

Outside of work John enjoys playing football, badminton & squash, volunteering at his local non-league club (Worthing FC), Holidays and spending time with the family and his dog Pepsi !