Wills & Probate
WILLS SOLICITORS SWINDON & PROBATE ADVICE SWINDON
Wills and Probate Solicitors in Swindon
Unbelievably, nearly 60% of the UK population has not made a will, and that figure does not even take into account how many of those are legally valid and how many aren’t. However, perhaps the reason why is not so unbelievable – nobody likes to think about death.
A will is a very flexible mechanism which allows you to make sure your intentions are enforceable after you are gone. To show how flexible they really are, let’s have a look at a few unusual wills…
Benefits of making a will
Wills offer numerous concrete benefits. Deciding who your assets go to will:
- Allow you to keep heirlooms in the family.
- Avoid disputes within the family and those you care about.
- Help you avoid inheritance tax or lessen its impact.
- Allow you to avoid Intestacy rules, which decide who gets what according to the law, not your intentions.
- Allow you to make charitable donations.
Given the inherent flexibility of wills, you can do more than merely decide who gets what from your estate (the sum total of your assets after death). You can choose who the legal guardians of your children, if you have them, will be; choose you will act as the executors of your estate; set up trusts for persons under 18 and make provisions for your funeral arrangements. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
Why use a solicitor to make you will?
DIY will kits have become very commonplace. However, by making your own will you risk making one that is invalid and therefore useless. For a will to be valid, it has to be made in writing; signed in the presence of two witnesses who are mentally capable and are not beneficiaries under the will, and signed by a person who is conscious of the effects of the will and are not under duress.
More than ensuring you will is valid, our wills and probate solicitors in Swindon can suggest ways of saving significant amounts in taxes and advise you on how to choose your executors according to legal requirements.
We also offer a full-range of services for those affected by the will, and can help to resolve family disputes and give advice to executors as to how they should go about winding up and distributing estates.
Trust the experts
For professional, value for money advice that gets you the results you want, get in touch with our wills and probate solicitors. Being based in Swindon, our solicitors are in a great position to provide you with a service that is convenient and relevant, and we can even arrange home visits for clients unable to come to our offices. With years of experience, you can be assured that you will be dealing with knowledgeable experts who are here to guide you every step of the way.
To find out what our wills and probate solicitors in Swindon can do to help, get in touch.