Private Client Solicitors — Mayfair · Est. 1926
The quiet confidence of good counsel.
Marchmont & Vane advise individuals, families and estates on property, succession and private wealth. Measured, discreet, and exact.
Expertise
Areas in which we are asked to help
- Residential property
- Acquisitions, sales and financing of prime London homes and country estates, handled with the discretion the matter deserves.
- Wills, trusts & probate
- Succession planning, the drafting and administration of trusts, and the careful stewardship of estates across generations.
- Private wealth & tax
- Structuring for individuals, families and family offices, with an eye to tax, privacy and the long view.
- Commercial property
- Investment, development and landlord matters for private investors and closely held companies.
- Family & matrimonial
- Sensitive, high-value matters resolved with tact, and litigated with resolve where they must be.
- Dispute resolution
- Mediation, arbitration and litigation when a position has to be held. Measured in tone, exact in detail.
The firm
A quieter, more considered kind of firm
Since 1926 we have acted for families who value discretion above display. We take fewer matters than we could, and give each of them a great deal more.
- 1926
- Established
- £4.2bn
- Advised on in 2025
- 12
- Partners
- 4th
- Generation of clients
The partners
Names you will deal with directly
- EM
Eleanor Marchmont
Senior Partner · Private wealth & succession
Advises principals and family offices on estate planning and the quiet transfer of wealth between generations.
- JV
James Vane
Managing Partner · Prime residential property
Leads the firm's residential practice, acting on some of the most significant private homes in the capital.
- PA
Priya Anand
Partner · Trusts & estates
Draws and administers complex trusts, and steers estates through probate with care and precision.
- HF
Hugo Fairfax
Partner · Dispute resolution
A measured litigator who would rather settle well than fight loudly, but will do either as the matter requires.
In their words
“They handled a delicate estate with a calm that steadied the whole family. Nothing was rushed, nothing was missed.”
Trustee of a family estate
“Precise, discreet and refreshingly plain-speaking. We were advised, not sold to. That is rarer than it should be.”
A long-standing private client
“Introduced by our private bank, and now our first call for anything that matters. Quietly excellent.”
Principal, single-family office
By appointment
Arrange a consultation
Tell us a little about the matter and we will arrange a time to talk, in person or by telephone. Every enquiry is handled in the strictest confidence.
Mayfair, London · W1 · By appointment only