Nicola Brant

Practice Areas

Nicola is Head of the Estates, Tax & Succession department and is responsible for the management of three divisional teams: Wills, Estates & Tax, Trust & Tax Management and Probate. She has an extensive client base of high net worth individuals and families and a strong public profile.

Nicola’s particular expertise is in advising individuals and families on all aspects of estate planning, asset protection and associated Inheritance Tax, and Capital Gains Tax planning.

Practise areas include: tax planning, wills, trusts and corporate structures. The administration of estates, trusts and philanthropy, powers of attorney and transactions requiring a notary.

Career

Nicola’s advises on all aspects of estate planning, asset protection and associated tax. This includes advising on lifetime gifts, the creation/administration of trusts and other structures for protecting and passing on assets. As a Citywealth Leader Nicola has an extensive client base of high net worths’, with leading banks, IFAs and big 4 accountants as regular referrers.

Professional Memberships

Member of: Society of Trusts and Estate Planning The Charity Law Association The Notaries Society. Nicola is also listed as a Citywealth Leader and sits on the council of the local law society.

Publications

Nicola is a past panellist of BBC Radio 4’s Moneybox Live programme. Over the years Nicola has provided content for most national newspapers as well as specialist tax and trust publications.

Personal

Nicola trained at Thomson Snell & Passmore and qualified in 2000. For 15 years she worked for some prominent private client firms in both London and the South East before returning to Thomson Snell & Passmore.