About
Ian West is a partner in the Private Client team. He deals with a wide range of matters including commercial and residential conveyancing, will drafting, trusts and probate and powers of attorney. As well as obtaining grants of probate for UK estates, Ian has assisted personal representatives of foreign estates in resealing foreign grants to administer UK assets held by a deceased domiciled outside the UK. He has dealt with resealing foreign grants in jurisdictions as diverse as Holland and Iran.
Transactions
- Ian is currently acting in a complex transaction involving the redevelopment of listed farm building between family trustees and a family farm company.
- Purchase of farms and agricultural land, subject to overage provisions, including the acquisition of a farm from a court appointed receiver of a farming partnership.
- Purchase of a substantial residential property on behalf of a client relocating from Australia. As well as addressing the usual conveyancing aspects of the purchase the matter was complicated by the requirement for overage provisions. While the client was abroad, Ian made other arrangements for the client including a building survey report, supplement surveys and reports and the buildings insurance to provide an overall service to the client.
- The negotiation of the licence for restaurant premises which involved the interaction between licensing law, planning law, health and safety and commercial conveyancing.
- Appointment as executor by the court at the instance of beneficiaries who were not satisfied with the incumbent executor.
- Advice to prospective trustees of will of a wealthy US citizen on the incidence of Inheritance tax payable on the deceased’s UK estate.
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Ian was educated at Brentwood School Essex, Manchester University and the College of Law London. He qualified as a solicitor in 1981 and joined Metson Cross in 1982 becoming a partner in 1990.Ian is married with two young children.
As Honorary Secretary of the Society of Old Brentwoods, Ian spends his spare time promoting the interests of the school, helping organise various events and functions. He is also a keen football player and has been learning to play the guitar (for the past 30 years!)