Consider giving your wife a lifetime right to benefit from your estate. This will enable her to carry on living in the house and receive income while ensuring that the property and other assets pass on to your children ultimately.
Ideally any independent who is not related to the maker of the Will. A beneficiary or a spouse or civil …
Read more Wills & ProbateIf you don’t have a Will when you die, the law will decide how your estate is distributed. This is …
Read more Wills & ProbateA member of your family, your partner, a friend or solicitor may act as your executor. The executor must be …
Read more Wills & ProbateYes, an executor may be a beneficiary in your Will and it is often appropriate that the main beneficiary is …
Read more Wills & ProbatePartners will usually hold their property jointly, this is known as ‘Joint Tenants’. If you hold your property as Joint …
Read more Wills & ProbateNo, you do not have to act as an Executor. You have a couple of options. Your first option is …
Read more Wills & ProbateYes, the solicitor is allowed to charge reasonable costs for acting as an executor. The usual charges are between 1½ …
Read more Wills & ProbateWhat happens to property abroad when you die depends on the law of the country where it is located. In …
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