Wills
A Third Age Property & Finance feature
by our Property & Finance Editor

The importance of Making a Will cannot be overstated. It may not be something we like to think about, but like it or not, the further into our Third Age we go, the nearer to the conclusion of our lives we get. And losing a partner is bad enough, but losing a partner who has not made a will (has died intestate) is simply adding insult to injury for anyone left behind.

And yet, making a will today has never been simpler. You can even do it online without leaving the comfort of your home!

Making a Will is the only way you can ensure that what you want to happen to your estate when you pass on, actually happens. And it doesn’t matter whether you are leaving millions or hundreds, the contents of a small flat or the riches of a country mansion. Whether what you leave behind is something of tremendous financial value or simply a few mementos of intrinsic value. Whatever you leave behind will mean something to someone. It simply adds insult to injury if that someone does not inherit what you would wish to leave them.

And the biggest insult of all is that not making a will (dying intestate) means that the state will effectively write a will for you, and the UK laws of intestacy are a minefield which could even see the state inherit it all!

If not for yourself, think of those you will leave behind and Make a Will Today!

Last Will and Testament Lawpack Kit by Richard Dew. (This Lawpack Kit contains the information, instructions and forms necessary to make your own Will in England, Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland).

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