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Wills

Last year over 50,000 people died in London:

  • Many of them may not have expected to die so soon
  • Many of them had not yet made a Will

If you don't make a Will...

  • You lose the chance to decide who will inherit your property - the law decides it for you, and not always in the way you would expect.
  • You lose the chance to minimise the tax that may have to be paid on your estate.

Have there been changes in your life?

Even if you have made a Will, things may have changed since then, and it may be time for a new one:

  • Someone mentioned in the Will may have died already
  • You may have got married, or divorced, or entered or left a civil partnership
  • You may have bought a house - if so the chances are that you should think about inheritance tax
  • You may just be worth a lot more, and able to be more generous

It isn't hard to make your Will

In the first place you can talk without obligation to a member of our Wills team to discuss whether you need to make a Will, what it will involve, and what it will cost. Call us on 020 8768 6464 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we'll get in touch.

  • You can come to see us and discuss what should happen to your property
  • You will get our advice about the best way to achieve what you want
  • We can often suggest better ways of arranging your affairs, or point out pitfalls that you might not have thought of
  • We can tell you how much inheritance tax might have to be paid when you die, and how to keep it to a minimum. For more about inheritance tax, click here.
  • We will draw up your Will and ensure that it is easy to understand - or as easy as a legal document ever can be …
  • And when you have signed your Will we can store it safely for you till it is needed.
 

Private Client Wills and Probate team

John Cooke
Ann Pickering
Charity Dzanta
Christopher Cook

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