by admin | Aug 31, 2026 | Wills, Estate Planning
Most people assume that a Will becomes completely fixed when the person who made it dies. In one important sense, that is true: nobody can go back and ask the person to sign a new Will. However, the people due to inherit may sometimes agree to redirect all or part of...
by admin | Aug 26, 2026 | Wills
When choosing an executor, many people naturally think of the person they trust most. That might be a husband, wife or civil partner, an adult child, another relative or a close friend. Quite often, that person is also someone who will inherit from the estate. This...
by admin | Aug 21, 2026 | Wills, Uncategorized
For some people, making a Will brings up a question that is rarely covered by the usual family-focused advice: what should happen to the estate when there is no obvious person to leave everything to? Perhaps there are no children or close relatives. Family members may...
by admin | Jun 19, 2026 | Wills, Uncategorized
Many of us put off writing a Will. It’s one of those tasks that lingers at the bottom of the to-do list, filed under “I’ll get around to it later.” In fact, more than half of UK adults don’t currently have a valid Will in place. However, avoiding...
by admin | May 29, 2026 | Wills, Uncategorized
For most people, their home means far more than bricks and mortar. It may be where they raised children, built a relationship, or created years of memories. So it feels natural to assume that the house would pass to the person closest to them when they die. However,...
by admin | May 26, 2026 | Wills, Uncategorized
Not everyone has children, close family, or an obvious person to leave their estate to. For some people, this can make writing a Will feel difficult, emotional or even unnecessary. It may raise uncomfortable questions about who should benefit, who would care, or...
