Your Executor is responsible for making your funeral arrangements in accordance with your preferences as set out in your Will. You can indicate here your preference to be buried or cremated, and the details of floral tributes or donations to charities, music to be played, and even where you wish your ashes to be scattered! [...]
Many people throughout their lives are kind supporters of charities, and make regular contributions to their favourite charity, as well as gifts in their Wills. However, if you die without making a Will the opportunity will have been lost. Similarly, many people like to leave a token of their appreciation to a long-standing friend or neighbour [...]
A Will can include the creation of Trusts for your children (or grandchildren) to receive a gift of money, property or other assets, that is place in the hands of Trustees nominated by you. You will leave separate instructions as to how you wish the Trust to be administered, and how any proceeds from the [...]
When making a Will you, as the Testator, will be required to nominate up to four Executors, often family members, to deal with your affairs on your death. By doing so you will be confident in the knowledge that your affairs will be handled in accordance with your wishes by someone you trust, and your [...]
A Will is the only place where you can appoint a Guardian for your children. If you die without having made a Will, that opportunity will have been lost. If you are a parent of young children, including those not yet born, there is of course a strong desire to protect their future if anything [...]
If you have made a Will, the legal process in dealing with your affairs will be easier and much less painful during what is already a difficult time for your loved ones. However, where a Will has not been made, the individual will have died intestate. This means that Letters of Administration must be applied for [...]
Making a Will is probably even more important if you are an unmarried couple (or a same sex couple who have not entered into a civil partnership). There is no such legal status as "common law" husband or wife, and there are no provisions for unmarried couples under the current intestacy rules. Therefore your partner [...]
By making a Will you retain control over who will receive your assets when you die. You are able to distribute your property as you wish, place age restrictions as to when children may inherit, and even create trusts for the protection of assets into the future. However, if you haven't made a valid Will [...]
If you die without making a Will, you will have died Intestate. This means that your Estate (all that you own, such as; property, possessions, cars, cash, works of art, jewellery, savings, investments, insurances and your personal belongings), will be distributed in accordance with the Intestacy Rules as laid down by law. These rules of [...]
Making a Will is probably the most important document you will ever make, and by doing so you will have provided properly for your loved ones left behind at the most distressing time of all. If you die without having made a Will, it could well mean that your family has to endure very difficult [...]