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Writing a will does not have to be costly or time consuming. A professionally drafted will can offer financial safety and security to your loved ones, ensuring that your wishes are carried out after your death. It can also save a great deal of expense – significantly minimising the possibility of future disputes and achieving considerable savings in Inheritance Tax.

Our specialist team of Wills and Probate lawyers provide impartial and independent advice covering a range of services including:

  • Court of Protection
  • Estates
  • Intestacy
  • Lasting Powers of Attorney
  • Trusts

If you’re looking for legal advice on any aspect of making, amending or challenging a will, take a look at some of the questions our lawyers have already answered to help you along the way.

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Wills and Probate Questions

My husband died earlier this year. I was appointed sole executor and have been granted probate. The mortgage has been repaid, and I have sent the death certificate to the Land Registry and asked them to register the property in my sole name. Is there anything more I need to do?

My brother and I were left my mother’s “interest” in her house in her will. The property was left in trust, allowing our stepfather to live in it until he either died or remarried. He has now remarried, and offered to buy half the house from us, which he says is “our” share, but we thought the whole property belonged to us.

I made a will several years ago in which I left a thousand pounds to each of my grandchildren. I now have a great-grandson, and naturally wish him to have the same as the other family members. Is my existing will sufficient for this purpose, or should I add a codicil?

I rent a cottage. The landlord’s father died recently and I’’m told by a relative of his that his will may have contained a reference to the property. Is it possible to obtain a copy of his will from any source?

My 96-year-old mother made a will many years ago naming the solicitor as executor. His firm closed down and we have no idea where he is now. What will happen when she dies? She has no property or valuables, but has a bank account with £10,000 in it. The bank allows me to deal with her account as she is housebound.

My partner and I are splitting up. The house is in joint names but independent halves. I have agreed that he can live in the house as long as he gives his half to our son when he dies: he has other children by a previous marriage. How can we arrange this legally?

Is it possible for me to put my house into my two sons’ names so that it belongs to them even though I continue to live in it until I die?

My father died 30 years ago leaving a small amount of money to be invested, with the income to be paid to his second wife for life. I will inherit the capital on her death, but the money has been invested to yield maximum income with minimum capital gain, which means there will be very little left for me. Have I a claim for negligence against the current trustees for ignoring my interests?

I own a farm along with my two brothers. One of my brothers has two children, a son and a daughter, and we have all decided we want the farm to go to the son. His sister is quite happy about this since we have paid for her education. How can we name him sole beneficiary of the property, not just in our wills?

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