However long you may live, a little thought and consideration now will enable you to specify what happens to your assets after you have died. When you make your will, you will be able to specify:-

• Who is to be responsible for your affairs,
• How your property and possessions are to be divided,
• Whether you have any requirements regarding your funeral, burial or cremation, and
• Who you wish to act as guardians for your children, if any.

Making a will is particularly important if you have children, own property, are unmarried but cohabiting, wish to provide for your family in the future or leave money in a trust. Our specialists will help and advise you taking into account property law and taxation issues and minimise the tax liability for you if at all possible.

The consequences of not making a will are that you will be considered to have died “intestate” which means that your assets will be divided in accordance with the strict intestacy rules. This may mean that those you would have liked to have benefited may not. This can result in inheritance claims being made and these can be time consuming, costly and stressful to resolve.

It is our firm view that all adults should have a well drafted and up to date will in place. We can prepare a competitively priced yet bespoke document for you taking into account your personal circumstances and requirements. If you consider the emotional distress and grief that your friends and family will experience once you are gone, leaving them to resolve a complicated legal situation will only exacerbate matters for them. Equally, this is likely to be expensive compared to the cost of a professionally drafted will.

If you would like us to contact you to discuss your Will please complete the Will Quotation Form below and one of our team will contact you by your preferred method within the next two working days. Alternatively, if you prefer please contact Genevieve Gallagher on 01708 784047.

If you have been appointed as an executor under a will then we can also guide you through the legal complexities of obtaining a grant of probate.