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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.