Practice Areas

Solicitors for the Elderly

Felix Appelbe, Helen Freely and Lucie Sleeman have passed the examinations set by the national association Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE).

SFE is an association of lawyers who specialise in legal services for older people and their carers. Members of SFE have a wealth of experience within this key legal area and they are required to have spent a substantial amount of time working for elderly clients.

The aim of this national association is to improve the knowledge and service provided on legal issues including, tax planning, estate planning, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, lifetime giving, long-term social and health care, the Court of Protection, and other retirement issues.

Ambrose Appelbe provides a variety of specialist legal services for older people. The firm has a team of lawyers who specialise in legal issues for the elderly. Ambrose Appelbe’s membership of SFE will provide clients with the assurance that Ambrose Appelbe has wide ranging expertise in providing legal services for older people.

Ambrose Appelbe also give legal advice on areas of law of importance to the relatives of the elderly, such as probate and trust administration.

Felix Appelbe says: "I have been specialising in legal services for the elderly for many years, and am looking forward to continuing my development in this area so that I am able to give my clients and colleagues first class legal advice in a field of law which is constantly evolving, as the requirements of the elderly population change.”

Felix's specialist areas relevant to the elderly include:

Estate planning using wills, trusts and lifetime giving
Powers of attorney including Lasting Powers of Attorney
Court of Protection
Probate and the administration of estates
Trust administration
Tax Planning
Living Wills
Preserving home assets in the event of long term residential or nursing care

To discuss your own situation or to make an appointment, contact one of the lawyers in the Private Client department, Felix Appelbe or Helen Freely on 020 7242 7000 or use the Contact Request Form.

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