Natasha Hassall - Private Wealth Law Partner - Boodle Hatfield

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Natasha Hassall

Natasha Hassall, Private Wealth Partner, Boodle Hatfield

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Natasha Hassall, Private Wealth Partner, Boodle Hatfield

Natasha advises on long term estate planning, handling both onshore and offshore trusts, tax planning and wills.

She is very experienced in dealing with large landed estates, including heritage property issues. She is experienced in advising on complicated trusts; addressing long-term asset preservation and devolution questions; and capital tax planning.

She also advises families based outside the UK and UK resident members of wealthy foreign families.

Natasha is a member of the firm’s Art Law & More team and advises owners and trustees on heritage property issues, including  around substantial art collections. She has expertise in succession planning, conditional exemption and gifts in lieu, as well as chattel rental and general tax advice in relation to art and estate planning, such as IHT and CGT.

Areas of Practice

Private Client, Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trust & Succession Planning, Tax & Advisory, Art & Luxury Assets, Charities, Philanthropy & Non-Profit, Landed Estates, Heritage Property and Art, International Wealth Planning, Family Business, Art Law & More

Track Record

Advising on the incorporation of an urban estate owned in a complex trust structure

Advice concerning wealth restructuring and succession planning for a wealthy family based overseas, but with some members who are resident and/or domiciled in the UK

Advising trustee owners of a landed estate on a refinancing via a private placement

Advice on tax and other matters in connection with the sale of a valuable work of art by trustees

Advice on tax and succession planning in relation to a historic house and grounds against a complicated family background

Awards & Rankings

Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025 & 2026

Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2020 – 2025

Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2020, 2022 – 2024

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2017 – 2018, 2020 – 2024

Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2019

Euromoney Women in Business Law Award, Best in Trust and Estates – Shortlisted, 2018

Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2018

Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Trust Law Committee

Education & Qualification

University of Oxford

Qualified as a solicitor in 1995

Advising on the incorporation of an urban estate owned in a complex trust structure

Advice concerning wealth restructuring and succession planning for a wealthy family based overseas, but with some members who are resident and/or domiciled in the UK

Advising trustee owners of a landed estate on a refinancing via a private placement

Advice on tax and other matters in connection with the sale of a valuable work of art by trustees

Advice on tax and succession planning in relation to a historic house and grounds against a complicated family background

Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025 & 2026

Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2020 – 2025

Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2020, 2022 – 2024

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2017 – 2018, 2020 – 2024

Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2019

Euromoney Women in Business Law Award, Best in Trust and Estates – Shortlisted, 2018

Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2018

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Trust Law Committee

University of Oxford

Qualified as a solicitor in 1995

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