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Making a Will

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  • RAS
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    If it's "a charity", have you checked if they'd oblige, and act as executors?
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  • Savvy_Sue
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    We have had ours in place for 10 years and we are just getting round to reviewing them, mainly for the minor legacies. 

    Any one who has not done it for around 20 years should review as a matter of urgency there are still lots of NRB trusts lurking to cause executors and beneficiaries some major headaches.
    Very good point!
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    Luxton28 said:
    Thanks for everyone's responses, very useful. 

    I intend to leave all of my estate to a charity and i just wanted to make sure i do it right so it doesn't end up all going back to the Crown!  

    Sounds like a Solicitor would be the best route.
    Your charity of choice might have an arrangement with a solicitor to do it for a set price. And this is one situation where the solicitor as executor makes perfect sense.
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