Will Writing

Planning for the future

Will Writing

Have you left your wishes?

Around 63% of UK adults have not made a Will. There are many reasons why it is important to make a valid Will and ensure your wishes are clearly recorded.

What happens if I haven’t appointed a guardian?

If you have children under the age of 18, making a Will gives you the opportunity to appoint a guardian to care for them if you die. Without appropriate arrangements in place, decisions about their care may ultimately need to be made by the courts and may not reflect the wishes you would have made yourself.

What will happen to my assets and estate if there is no Will?

If you die without a valid Will, your estate will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy. This means your assets may not necessarily pass to the people you would have chosen.

Administering an estate without a Will can also be more complicated and may cause disagreements between family members, particularly where someone believes they were promised a particular possession or heirloom.

Can my family grieve peacefully?

Losing a loved one is difficult enough without the additional uncertainty of trying to establish their wishes. Having a valid Will and keeping important information organised can make administering your estate much easier for those you leave behind.

Making your wishes clear can help reduce uncertainty and allow your family to concentrate on remembering and celebrating your life.

Who will know my funeral wishes?

Making your funeral wishes known can help your family at an extremely difficult time. Decisions surrounding funeral arrangements and other personal wishes can be difficult for loved ones when they do not know what you would have wanted.

Recording your wishes gives your family valuable guidance and reassurance.

Leave a Will, leave your wishes

We believe it is important to make sure your affairs are in order so that, in the event of your death, as little as possible is left to chance.

We are qualified Will Writers and can help you clearly record your wishes and put the appropriate arrangements in place.

Once you have written your Will, it is also important that those left behind know where to find it. We offer a lifetime Will storage facility, for a one-off fee, helping to ensure your Will is kept safe and can be located when it is required.

We aim to make Will writing straightforward and affordable. Our fees start from as little as £95 for a single Will – a relatively small cost for the peace of mind that comes from knowing your wishes have been recorded.

Lasting Power of Attorney – Did you know?

If you lose the ability to make certain decisions for yourself, your family does not automatically have the legal authority to make those decisions on your behalf.

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you to appoint people you trust to make decisions for you if you are no longer able to make those decisions yourself.

Putting an LPA in place can therefore be just as important as making a Will.

Around one million people in the UK are currently living with dementia, and this figure is projected to rise to 1.4 million by 2040.

Loss of mental capacity can occur for many reasons and is not limited to dementia or older age. Without an appropriate Lasting Power of Attorney in place, managing someone’s finances, property, health or welfare can become considerably more complicated.

Where no appropriate LPA exists, it may be necessary for family members to apply to the Court of Protection for authority to make certain decisions. This can involve additional time, expense and administration at what may already be a difficult time.

Making a Lasting Power of Attorney while you have capacity allows you to decide in advance who you trust to act on your behalf.