Four members of BKL’s private client team have been recommended in the latest edition of the Spear’s Accountants & Tax Advisers Index:
- Geraint Jones, Head of Private Client Tax
- Karen Spencer-Smith, Tax Partner
- Lindsay House, Director of Trusts
- Jeff Hartstone, Partner
The Index is linked to Spear’s 500, the prestigious annual guide to the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for high net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals. Available as a paperback and an online directory, it is updated each year to keep it authoritative. To reflect the high demand for leading financial advisers, it has grown beyond its name and features over 1,000 professionals.
Geraint Jones has been a Recommended Adviser in Spear’s since 2018. Geraint’s Spear’s 500 entry explores the bespoke, flexible and confidential service which he and our private client tax team provide to people of HNW and UHNW – especially for property, non-domiciled individuals and non-resident individuals. It emphasises Geraint’s personal commitment to improving tax efficiency for people with multiple assets and sources of income.
Karen Spencer-Smith is a senior partner at Wilson Wright, who came together with BKL in April 2024 to become our City of London office. Karen’s Spear’s 500 entry discusses her three decades of tax experience, her particular specialism in advising non-UK domiciled HNW individuals and her sound, clear and sympathetic advice.
Lindsay House has also returned as a Recommended Adviser for 2024. Lindsay’s Spear’s 500 entry discusses the complete service which she and the team provide to HNW & UHNW individuals, trusts and trustees. It highlights Lindsay’s dedication to combining specialist tax knowledge with a personal service for clients’ individual and complicated needs.
Jeff Hartstone is a Recommended Adviser as well. Jeff’s Spear’s 500 entry explains how he ‘looks after the individual and the business together’ and exemplifies BKL’s supportive and personal service.
BKL’s Spear’s 500 entry gives details of how we work together to support HNWIs and UHNWIs in the areas of wealth management, trusts, estate planning, inheritance tax and probate services.
We’re glad to be so strongly represented in Spear’s this year, alongside so many other accomplished advisers. We look forward to sharing our specialisms and experience with our clients throughout 2025.
For more information about how our private client tax team can help you, please send us a message or contact Geraint, Karen, Lindsay or Jeff directly.