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Have you got a will?
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NoNice simple flow chart.
I agree it's scary and I really should try to sort it out.
Is it possible to make a will with a number of scenarios and different testate wishes depending on a given scenario?0 -
Nonot yet, i just sorted out my life insurance. so this is next on my list.0
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NoRomani_Ite_Domum wrote: »Nice simple flow chart.
I agree it's scary and I really should try to sort it out.
Is it possible to make a will with a number of scenarios and different testate wishes depending on a given scenario?
I've no idea.
I know more about Wills today than yesterday because I've googled. I still know little.
I don't have a will at the moment.
GGThere are 10 types of people in this world. Those who understand binary and those that don't.0 -
YesI also bought a will kit from WH Smiths...(think mine was £15) seemed good to me.:D0
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No....
No ...... And it's bl00dy stupid.
The MSE Dictionary
Loophole - A word used to entice people to read clearly written Terms and Conditions.
Rip Off - Clearly written Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions - Otherwise known as a loophole or a rip off.0 -
I advise the forum readers to select a willwriter that is a member of the Insitute of Professional Willwriters to ensure they receive a service from someone that is properly qualified, regulated and insured and who operates a clear pricing structure. Members must undertake an initial period of study in order to pass the entrance exam and adhere to a strict code of conduct. Thereafter they are required to undertake a continuing programme of Continuing Professional Development and regular Criminal Records Bureau checks and to hold professional Indemnity Insurance of at least £2million.
Your will must be tailored to your exact circumstances and at the same time minimise inheritance tax and safeguarding the home against care home fees. Your Will will also cater for circumstances you may not even have considered.
Remember not all willwriters are the same - the law allows anyone to be a willwriter. To find an ethical and competent IPW member in your area visit www.ipw.org.uk.[FONT="]Public wealth warning![/FONT][FONT="] It's not compulsory for solicitors or Willwriters to pass an exam in writing Wills - probably the most important thing you’ll ever sign.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Membership of the Institute of Professional Willwriters is acquired by passing an entrance exam and complying with an OFT endorsed code of practice, and I declare myself a member.[/FONT]0 -
Nothank you for this poll - it has reminded me we need to sort one out.
We originally put it off because we were getting married, then because we were buying our first house together and more recently because we are having a baby. I think we just need to knuckle down and get one sorted out!MFIT No. 810 -
NoI'm as guilty as everyone else on this. However, allowing for the house being joint tennants (rather than tennants in common) so being out of the equation, my assets are such that my wife gets the lot under the intestacy (sp?) rules in any case. We haven't got any kids so I believe the lot goes to our parents/brothers should we drive off a cliff. No excuse for not getting around to writing a will, I realise.
One piece of advice for anyone contemplating writing one. Do not put a solicitor as your executor. My mum did that, the solicitor was long gone and these rights get "sold" on as part of the business. Took us best part of a year to get the eventual inheritor of the executor rights to relinquish them so probate could be granted.I really must stop loafing and get back to work...0 -
I went through Will Aid with a local solicitor, who sent me the written-up will (very simple), but I never got round to signing it etc.
So yes, I do have one but no, it ain't legal.
And really I'm happy to die intestate - I have no unusual requirements, the mortgage'll just go to my family!Mortgage | £145,000Unsecured Debt | [strike]£7,000[/strike] £0 Lodgers | |0 -
I don't have anything so theres nothing to give/sort out. So no i don't have one.0
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