Katie Nightingale

Solicitor, Private Client

Tel: 024 7653 1532

Email: Katie.Nightingale@bttj.com

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Areas of practice

Wills

Lasting Power of Attorney Employee Navigation

When Someone Dies

Katie qualified as a Solicitor in 2016. Prior to qualification Katie completed her Training Contract at a law firm in Milton Keynes and upon qualification joined a law firm in Northamptonshire. Katie has specialised in private client matters since her Training Contract.

She is a fully qualified member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). STEP is a specialist qualification for practitioners qualified and experienced in advising on inheritance and succession planning.

Katie enjoys dealing with a range of private client matters to include, preparation of Lasting Powers of Attorney, inheritance tax planning and preparation of a range of tailored Wills, to suit the individual’s wishes, ensuring that assets pass to their chosen beneficiaries. Katie also deals with the administration of individuals estates. She can act on behalf of private executors or on behalf of administrators on intestate estates (when a person dies without having made a Will).

Katie is also trained as a Dementia Friend.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)

"Katie is excellent at assessing our needs and offering very good advice on the best way to deal with those needs. She is also very prompt and thorough."

"The process of making a new will and LPA's turned out to be extremely easy by Katie Nightingale who took the time to explain everything in detail and in a way that I could make decisions which previously had seemed impossible. She was highly professional and turned a daunting task into a very good experience. I can now get on with life knowing everything is taken care of."

"Very professional. Double checked with me so I understood everything."

"Everything was explained in simple terms."

"Good to talk to, clear & precise, helpful & polite. Thank you."

"Katie was very professional and proficient throughout the process"

"Provided a friendly and efficient service"

"Everything done was 1st class. Very satisfied with the service given."

"Katie was a lovely woman and put me at ease straight away."

"Katie was very friendly and informative."

"Easy to contact, simple process and good advice given by Katie. My will was written up quickly which was important for me."

"Katie was very professional in answering our questions and explained every aspect of our wills to us."

"We have used the services of Brindley, Twist, Tafft & James on three different occasions for various issues and have always found the highest level of service from first contact with the receptionist until actions required have been completed. Each solicitor has taken the time to explain all the steps and legalities to us without us feeling misled or hurried in any way."

"Very efficient and very friendly."

"Excellent listening skills. Very good advice given. Extremely efficient. Katie was welcoming and friendly and quickly gained a good insight of our situation with excellent understanding."

Latest blog posts...

Lasting Powers of Attorney – What are they and can you still make them during the current lockdown?

15th May 2020

Helen Strong, Head of our Private Client team and a Solicitor with over 23 years in the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and estate planning explains further. People often fail to realise that if they are too poorly and have lost the capacity to make decisions about both their finances and their health and care treatment, their close family, partner and or spouse cannot automatically...

Intestacy Rules are changing. What will happen to your assets if you die without leaving a will?

5th February 2020

Did you know that if you die without leaving a Will your spouse may not be entitled to all of your estate? This is a common misconception in the world of private client law. If you die without leaving a Will, special rules apply on how and who benefits from your assets, these rules are called the Intestacy Rules and these rules are changing. If you die without a Will and leave both...