Sally Jahangir
Managing Associate
Sally Jahangir is a Managing Associate in Rothera Bray’s Private Client team and is based at our Lace Market, Nottingham office.
Expertise
- Estate administration
- Business and farming assets/agricultural land
- Foreign property
- Wills
- Inheritance tax planning advice
- Lasting Powers of Attorney
- Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney
- Life Interest Trusts
- Discretionary Trusts
- Registration of Trusts with HMRC
- Deeds of Appointments
Approach
Sally is sympathetic and understanding in her approach, taking time to listen carefully to clients and fully understand their circumstances and needs. She recognises that clients often seek advice during particularly difficult periods and is committed to providing clear, supportive guidance, helping matters progress as smoothly as possible.
Sally advises on the administration of estates and has extensive experience handling complex matters, including estates involving business and farming assets, agricultural land, foreign property, and significant lifetime gifts. Her expertise includes assessing inheritance tax exemptions (such as gifts made out of surplus income), calculating taper relief, and dealing with grossing‑up calculations for inheritance tax purposes.
She also assists with the preparation of Wills, including those incorporating Life Interest Trusts, Rights of Occupation, and Discretionary Trusts. Sally provides inheritance tax planning advice and has particular experience with complex Wills involving business interests, farming assets, and agricultural land.
In addition, Sally advises on the drafting of Lasting Powers of Attorney and the registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney.
Sally has further experience in the administration of Life Interest and Discretionary Trusts, including registering trusts with HMRC, preparing Deeds of Appointment for changes of trustees, and advising on the termination of trusts. She has also constituted Life Interest Trusts with the Land Registry.
Career Highlights
- Sally has held a number of roles as an Assistant Solicitor across firms in East Anglia, Lincolnshire, and the East Midlands and Yorkshire regions. She was previously Assistant Solicitor and Head of the Wills, Trusts and Probate Department at an East Anglia–based law firm
- From August 2013 to March 2015, Sally worked as an Assistant Solicitor with a Lincolnshire-based firm
- Sally joined an East Midlands and Yorkshire–based firm in June 2015, where she was promoted to Associate in June 2017 and subsequently to Salaried Partner in June 2019. During her time at this firm, Sally played a key role in developing and expanding the Wills, Trusts and Probate department across the two branches in which she worked. Her contribution supported significant departmental growth, including increased instructions and the recruitment of additional fee earners
- Sally joined Rothera Bray as a Managing Associate in the Wills and Probate team in January 2026
Experience
Experience
20 years
Qualifications
- Sally studied at Nottingham Law School from 1998 to 2002, where she completed an LLB (Hons) Sandwich degree, achieving a 2:1 classification
- Sally went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School in 2003, obtaining a commendation
- Lace Market
- s.jahangir@rotherabray.co.uk
- 0115 865 8516
Experience
Experience
20 years
Qualifications
- Sally studied at Nottingham Law School from 1998 to 2002, where she completed an LLB (Hons) Sandwich degree, achieving a 2:1 classification
- Sally went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School in 2003, obtaining a commendation
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