Private Wealth
Boodle Hatfield has a first class reputation for providing practical and effective legal advice for wealthy individuals and families, family businesses, landed estates, trustees and family offices, both in the UK and internationally.
Chambers HNW 2019They are very, very good at what they do
Chambers HNW 2019They are a great place to go for a greater focus on onshore work
Chambers HNW 2019They have good practitioners
Chambers HNW 2018They are an excellent firm and it's a pleasure to work with them
Chambers HNW 2018A well-known private client firm with a great reputation
Chambers HNW 2018Real dedication and commitment to their clients
Chambers HNW 2018Very good on large-scale estate matters and trust disputes
Chambers HNW 2018They offer a premium service on both the contentious and non-contentious side
Chambers HNW 2018Extremely impressed

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Our Expertise
Long-standing relationships
We have advised many of our client families for several generations. We provide advice which caters for the needs and wishes of each client and family with knowledge and understanding of their history, goals and family philosophy.
Resolving disputes
We are adept at dealing effectively with difficult or sensitive issues.
Wealth preservation
We focus on growing, protecting and transferring wealth between generations, by establishing appropriate structures and processes based on a clear understanding of our clients’ priorities.
Working as part of our client’s team
We are used to working effectively with our clients’ other professional advisers.
Our Track Record
- Advising an international entrepreneur on the tax-efficient transfer of £30m of shares in a privately owned business into trust for children in advance of an IPO. This involved asset protection considerations, securing business property relief for inheritance tax purposes and hold-over relief for capital gains tax purposes. It also required swift service in order that the transfer could occur suitably in advance of the IPO.
- Providing strategic trust and tax planning advice for a large, high-profile, family property business. Recently, this advice has included a major review of the way in which the business is held through family trusts and a complex Variation of Trust Application designed partly to secure protection for the trustees of those trusts against potential personal liability in future.
- Undertaking a Court Application under s57 Trustee Act 1957 for a series of complex family trusts owning a trading company.
Recent awards
Recent articles and news
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04 December 2019 Geoffrey Todd
Increase in value of estates being inherited entirely due to house price inflation
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19 November 2019 Kyra Motley
FT Q&A: What are the tax implications of selling half my flat to my younger sister?
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01 October 2019 Geoffrey Todd
Labour’s tax policies under Corbyn
Bankside Office
240 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NW
DX 53 Chancery Lane
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7629 7411
Fax: +44 (0)20 7629 2621
Email: bh@boodlehatfield.com
Mayfair Office
6 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 4PZ
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7629 7411
Fax: +44 (0)20 7629 2621
Email: bh@boodlehatfield.com
Oxford Office
6 Worcester Street
Oxford
OX1 2BX
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7629 7411
Fax: +44 (0)20 7629 2621
Email: bh@boodlehatfield.com
Bankside Office
240 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NW
DX 53 Chancery Lane
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7629 7411
Fax: +44 (0)20 7629 2621
Email: bh@boodlehatfield.com