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Wills and probate
A Will is one of the most important documents you will ever create. It will direct how your estate will be distributed on your death. If you do not make a Will, your estate will be distributed under a strict set of Intestacy Rules, and may not pass to your loved ones in the way you might expect. No account can be made to reduce the tax burden, to protect vulnerable family members, or to take account of complex family circumstances or business interests. A professionally prepared Will may make an emotionally difficult time more straightforward for those you love the most. Our service provides you with a comprehensive Will checked for you by solicitors at an affordable price. You can use our try before you buy option to see how easy creating a Will through us can be.
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We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and as a leading UK law firm you can rely upon our depth of knowledge and expertise. A Will is perhaps the most important legal document an individual writes in their lifetime, as it distributes everything you have worked for to your loved ones according to your wishes. That's why you should think carefully about who you are going to trust, to make sure it's properly documented.
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Wills
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This pack contains a comprehensive Will for a married person or civil partner and a Lasting Power of Attorney - Property & Affairs. Whilst a Will allows you to dictate how your assets will be…
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This pack contains a pair of comprehensive Wills for a married couple or couple in a civil partnership and a pair of Lasting Powers of Attorney - Property & Affairs. Whilst a Will allows you to…
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This Will is suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership. It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you like. You will be able to leave the remainder of your…
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This Will is suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership. It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you like. You will be able to leave the remainder of your…
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This Will is designed for someone who is not married or in a civil partnership, whether or not they have a partner and whether or not they have any children. It will allow you to make as many gifts of…
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This Will is designed for someone who is not married or in a civil partnership, whether or not they have a partner and whether or not they have any children. It will allow you to make as many gifts of…
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This Will is suitable for a person who is married or in a civil partnership and wishes to create a discretionary trust for one of the following reasons:
1. To try and avoid a local authority using a share…
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This Will is suitable for a person who is married or in a civil partnership and wishes to create a discretionary trust for one of the following reasons:
1. To try and avoid a local authority using a share…
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This pack provides you with a pair of discretionary trust Wills, a pair of letters of wishes and two notices of severance. When drawing up these Wills, a letter of wishes will be required by each of you…
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This pack provides you with a discretionary trust Will and a Property & Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney. Whilst a Will allows you to dictate how your assets will be distributed on your death, you…
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This pack provides you with a pair of discretionary trust Wills and a pair of Property & Affairs Lasting Powers of Attorney. Whilst a Will allows you to dictate how your assets will be…
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A letter of wishes is an informal letter addressed to your executors which expresses what you would like to happen following your death. Unlike your Will, the letter of wishes does not become a publicly…
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This document is used to create all three documents needed to sever a joint tenancy, that is to say, to convert it into tenants in common where joint tenants each own a given proportion of the property…
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Living Wills
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Use this document to create a 'Living Will' which is a document that sets out your wishes regarding health care and how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill and unable to make or communicate…
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This is a formal, written revocation of a Living Will. It would be appropriate where the directions given and the views expressed in a Living Will no longer reflect the maker's wishes, and the maker does…
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Amending a Will
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If an executor named in your Will dies, you can use this codicil to appoint another person to act in their place as an executor in your Will. In all other respects, your Will remains unchanged. Please…
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If you wish to make another gift of money or a specific item to a beneficiary named in your Will, you can use this codicil to do so without having to draft a new Will. In all other respects, your Will…
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If you wish to cancel a gift which you have made in your Will, but you wish all other aspects of your Will to remain, you can use this codicil to do so. You cannot use this document if you already have…
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If you need to revoke the appointment of an executor in your Will and replace him/her with a substitute, you can use this codicil to do so. You might do this if one of your executors is unable to act as…
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If you wish to revoke a specific gift (e.g. a car, furniture) or pecuniary gift (i.e. money) given in your Will and give that same gift (or a different gift) to someone else, you can use this codicil to…
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Trusts
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Use this document if land, or property built on land, is in the sole name of one person and it is intended to give rights in the land/property to, or to recognise the rights in the land/property of…
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This document may be used where either one person holds property and wishes to declare a trust relating to its ownership or two people hold some property and wish to set out the way in which they own the…
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Use this document to create a trust in respect of personal property; i.e. property other than land, or property built on land (known as real property). Personal property can include personal possessions…
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This document allows a person to transfer their ownership in shares to another and retain the shares in their name. Where a company requires shareholders to fulfil certain criteria and the person does…
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This document is intended to be a simple trust for the benefit of a single beneficiary and his/her family. The income of the trust fund is payable to the beneficiary (called the 'life tenant') for his/her…
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Change of name deed
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This document will create a deed poll or statutory declaration (as required) to change your surname and/or first name. To use the deed poll option, you must have the details of a person who has known you…
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