When you are ready to make a Will, we'll come to see you
A Willwriting consultant can visit you in the comfort of your own home, at a time that is convenient to you, day or evening. The willwriting consultation is free, there is no obligation and no pressure to Make a Will. We offer sound advice and sensible answers . We'll make it easy for you and to Make a Will it needn't take more than an hour of your time .

Still not sure why you need to make a Will? Do you need to Make a Will?

Q: Do you have a partner/spouse?
A: When a person dies and they have not made a will their whole estate does not necessarily go to their partner. If you do not make a will often your children have a right to part of your estate. This happens even if you are married if you do not make a will. If you are living as a couple, but not officially married, when you die you will have deemed to have died intestate you will be treated as a single person and a surviving partner will get nothing at all from your estate. Your family will also have to apply for letters of administration and your partner will have no say in the whole probate process. Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Do you have you any children under 18?
A: When you make a Will you can appoint a guardian for your children in the Will otherwise Social Services and the courts will have to decide who will take charge of your children for you. Unmarried fathers don't necessarily have automatic guardianship rights if you do not make a will. Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Do you have you any older children or other adult dependants?
A: When you make a Will, you can make funds available for a person's needs. Alternatively when you make a will you can give children or even a partner the right to live in your home until they die, marry or reach a certain age. Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Do you have you any children from a previous relationship?
A: If you do not make a will once you and your partner have both died intestate, your joint assets will pass to the children or family of whichever of you died second, leaving the other person's children or family with nothing. Intestacy in this case causes more contentious issues than any other. You have to make a will if you are in this situation.Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Do you have any assets not in joint names?
A: If you die intestate because you do not make a will your assets will be frozen pending your familiy trying to obtain Letters of Administration. This will cause delays and will almost certainly cause financial hardship for your loved ones. Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Would you like to safeguard your family's future?
A: When you make a Will it means the things that own will go to those you care most about. They will go to the poeple you have decided to gift them to. Otherwise those who will inherit your estate may not be the people who you would have chosen if you did make a will. To make a will please call us on local rate 0845 600 3527. An advisor will be happy to help you. Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Do you need to prevent a Care home from owning your property?
A: If you Make a Will you can arrange for half of your property to be left in a protective trust. This way, apart from avoiding intestacy, you ensure a Care Home can not get full contol over your property should your surviving spouse or partner go into care. Yes! You need to Make a Will.

Q: Would you like to prevent a new spouse from inheriting your property?
A: If you Make a Will you can arrange for half of your property to be left in a protective property trust. This way, apart from avoiding intestacy, you ensure, should your surviving spouse or partner remarry and make a new will, your partner can not leave your half of the property to their new partner. Yes! You need to Make a Will.