Cost of a will

jackyann

At one point in my life, I paid a good bit of money (that was difficult to afford) to get exactly the will I wanted.
Happily, I was still alive when the situation (dependent children) went by and I was able to DiY again. But I didn't resent a penny of sorting out what I wanted at a point that suited me.

As for sorting out the sort of melded estate you describe - so much depends on age / life expectation, situation that children / grandchildren are in etc. Well done for talking about it and getting it sorted properly

debjay

Thanks. We've been talking about doing it for a while but kept putting it off as seemed too complicated to even discuss really. We are late 40s with children early 20s/late teens.

Would the situation need to be revisited if we moved house or could we just move the tenants in common unequal proportions to any new property we buy?

Yorkshireman99

debjay wrote: »

Thanks. We've been talking about doing it for a while but kept putting it off as seemed too complicated to even discuss really. We are late 40s with children early 20s/late teens.

Would the situation need to be revisited if we moved house or could we just move the tenants in common unequal proportions to any new property we buy?

A professionally drawn up will should take account of that if the solicitor has the information. Remember that making a will is not just a one off task unless you are close to death so at the very least it needs reviewing every few years