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Tom Hewitt

Head of Burges Salmon's Estates and Land team. Advises on tax and estate planning for individuals, business structures, including partnership; tenure issues; complex variation of trust actions; complex probates and trust matters. Particular focus on clients who own land. Frequently lectures on capital tax issues and particularly inheritance tax reliefs for farmers and landowners. Started career a a Chartered Surveyor/land agent before switching to law · Burges Salmon LLP

EnglandPrivate Wealth, Estate Planning

About

Head of Burges Salmon's Estates and Land team and partner based in England, advising on tax and estate planning for individuals and business structures, tenure issues, complex trust variations, and complex probate and trust matters with a particular focus on landowners and farmers. He began his career as a chartered surveyor/land agent and frequently lectures on capital tax issues and inheritance tax reliefs for farmers and landowners.

Practice areas

Private WealthEstate PlanningTrustsTaxProbateAgriculture & EstatesReal Estate

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Expertise

Estate PlanningInheritance Tax & Capital TaxesTrusts and Trust VariationProbate and Estate AdministrationAgriculture and Landed EstatesPrivate ClientsPartnership StructuresTenure Issues

Education

  • University of Reading / Royal Agricultural College (1985-1988)
  • Bournemouth University — CPE (1994)
  • College of Law, Chester — LPC (1995)

Admissions

  • Solicitor, England & Wales (qualified 1997)
  • Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)