Bryan Dean
Consultant
Private Client
With some 35 years’ experience, Bryan ensures that his clients are given the benefit of his knowledge as well as the best advice. Bryan has many clients that return time and again. Bryan’s particular expertise is in the administration of both simple and complex estates, high value and intestate estates, and, where possible, ensuring inheritance tax savings.
He advises on and drafts wills (mirror wills, life interest wills and discretionary trust wills), inheritance tax planning, powers of attorney, deputyship applications and other Court of Protection applications.
Bryan qualified as a solicitor in 1985.
Work highlights
Inheritance tax saving
Creating a £100k saving on Inheritance Tax on an estate valued at £1million+ by submitting a Deed of Variation to HMRC.
Utilising capital gains tax allowance
Preparing deeds to provide children of the deceased with the benefit of two annual CGT allowances upon sale of a property following the death of a parent.
Recent articles
Insights
From 6 April 2027, the total value of an estate will include unused pension funds and pension death benefits, increasing the total estate value for IHT purposes.
12/05/2026
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Unlike a bequest in a Will, a deathbed gift does not require the same formalities. This flexibility can make them appealing - but it also makes them legally precarious.
10/03/2026
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When someone dies, their executors must navigate not only traditional estate administration but the complex world of digital assets.
09/03/2026
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Probate is the commonly used word for the process of dealing with the affairs of someone after they die and winding up their estate.
19/01/2026