• You can appoint a guardian of your choice to look after your children if they are under 18.

 

• Administrating an estate with a grant of probate where there is a Will - is far quicker and 

        cheaper than without.

• It's commonly believed that husbands and wives are automatically entitled to inherit from each other, but this is not the case.

• If you are not married or in a civil partnership, your partner will not inherit from you unless

        you have a Will.

• A carefully prepared Will - drafted with the appropriate trusts can minimise the amount of inheritance tax paid.

• You might want to prevent certain members of your family benefiting from your estate; this can only be done through a will.

• You may want to leave something to friends, colleagues or charities: this will only happen if you make a Will.    

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