Lauren Parker

Partner

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What can I do for you

Lauren is a partner in the private client team and specialises in advising landed estates and land consortia. Her work includes complex trust restructuring, succession planning, business structuring to secure inheritance tax and capital gains tax reliefs, conditional exemption claims and land pooling arrangements.  Lauren regularly collaborates with colleagues to advise on strategic land development and patient capital investment. 

What do others say

One of the most enjoyable aspects of Lauren's work is building strong client relationships. One client said "It was so nice for us to find ourselves talking to someone who immedicately remembered us and what we had done before. It made it all so easy!".

Supporting your ambitions

Lauren advised the trustees of a UK family settlement on the purchase of property with a value exceeding £10 million from the family's offshore settlement. This extracted cash from the offshore settlement at an effective tax rate of less than 10% as opposed to 32%. The family can now invest the cash in developing property on the estate.

Another highlight for Lauren was securing a £2.2 million inheritance tax saving on the deceased's partnership interest. Lauren succeeded in persuading HMRC that the business (a caravan park) qualified for 100% business property relief. This was a great outcome for the client.

What else should you know?

Lauren takes a keen interest in matters affecting all aspects of rural businesses. She is a member of the Country Land and Business Association.

In her spare time, Lauren enjoys travelling and outdoor pursuits.

Additional Information

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”