Making A Will

We prefer to visit you in the comfort of your own home, at a day and time that is convenient to you. We work days, evenings and weekends.

However, nowadays a lot of our Will instructions are taken via a Zoom call or a telephone call. This makes our services available to you no matter where you live!

Why Should I Make A Will?

Making a Will is the only way to ensure that your wishes are carried out after your death. If you haven’t made a Will, your property and possessions will pass according to the complicated Law of Intestacy.

This may not be what you would have wished. In any event it is likely to take longer to complete matters than if you had made a Will.

During this time your beneficiaries may not be able to draw any money from your estate, and it can mean arguments and distress for relatives.

Making a Will lets your loved ones know that you cared enough to ‘sort things out’ in advance.

Reasons For Making A Will

SINGLE - If you are a single person, you may want your estate divided amongst friends, relatives and charities of your choosing, and in the proportions you want.

MARRIED - If you are married, don’t assume ‘my other half will get everything’. Brothers and sisters or parents may have a claim. Often your children have a right to part of your estate.

UNMARRIED COUPLES - legally,there is no such thing as " common law partner". No matter how long you have been together, on your death, you are treated as a single person. Your partner will receive nothing at all from your estate. A will is imperative to leave your partner protected.

PARENT - If you are a parent, you should consider who would look after your children in the event of your death. This is particularly important in the case of one parent families or unmarried parents living together. A valid Will nominating guardians is invaluable in such cases. If no one knows what you would have wanted, the Court will decide on the future of your children, and it may not be what you would have wished.

RETIRED - If you are retired, maybe you made a Will a long time ago. It probably needs updating to include additional grandchildren or deletion of persons you no longer feel you wish to leave anything to.

A Will brings security, reassurance and above all peace of mind, not just for you, but for all those who depend on you, either now or in the future.

Making a standard Will lets you decide:

Who to leave your possessions to, and in what proportions.
The naming of the people who YOU want to care for your children (up to 18) if you are not around.
Who will carry out your wishes and manage your estate.
Who to exclude from your Will, if you so wish.

Most of us want our possessions, savings and home to be passed down to our family and loved ones, in the order that we choose.

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Trusts

There are various Trusts that can be written into your will, for example:

Protective Property Trust

Most couples own property as beneficial joint owners. If anything happens to either one the property will pass to the survivor, which means the survivor will own the entire property.

What if the survivor was to re-marry or live with someone else, the property may well end up with the new spouse or partner and your children may lose out.

However, a Property Trust in both your Wills ensures that your children will own at least 50% of the property on second death.

Such Trusts provide for the full use of the property for the survivor during his \ her lifetime, and the flexibility of selling or moving house if required. They also keep your share of your most valuable asset within your family and away from aggressive creditors and any future family problems.

Disabled Discretionary Trust

Do you have a child, grandchild or family member with Special Needs? You can put the money into a trust on your death for the benefit of your disabled relative, but with other members of the family looking after the money for them. The funds will not belong to the disabled person, so will not interfere with their state benefits, but can be used to make their life more comfortable.