We are now able to offer a competitively priced and efficient Will writing service, which compliments our existing areas of expertise to provide our clients with a total financial solution.

Vicki Howard is an elected member of the Society of Will Writers and Estate Planning Practitioners, who are a non-profit making body which exist solely to: -

• Raise the public’s awareness of the importance of making a Will.
• To act as a regulatory organisation to ensure its members are properly trained and fully competent.

All Society of Will Writers members go through a stringent vetting procedure and continuing training to ensure that they are suitable persons to properly write your will.

Why you should make a Will

Making a will is the only way to ensure that your wishes are carried out after your death. If you have not made a valid Will, your property will pass according to the Law of Intestacy. This may not be what you would have wished. In any event it is likely to take longer to finalise than if you had made a Will. During this time your beneficiaries may not be able to draw any money from your Estate. It can mean arguments and distress for relatives. Making a Will lets your loved one know that you cared enough to ‘sort things out’ in advance.

IF YOU are a single person who will want your Estate divided amongst relatives, friends and charities of your choosing and in the proportions you want.

IF YOU are married, don’t assume ‘my other half will get everything’. Brothers and sisters or parents may have a claim. Often your children have a right to part of your Estate. If you are living as a couple, but neither married or registered as civil partners, you may be treated as a single person and a surviving partner may get nothing at all.

IF YOU are a parent, you should consider who would look after your children in the event of your death. This is particularly important in the case of one-parent families or unmarried parents living together. A valid Will nominating guardians is invaluable in such cases. If no-one knows what you have wanted, the Court will decided on the future of your children

IF YOU are retired maybe you made a Will a long time ago. It may need updating to include additional grandchildren or deletion of persons you no longer feel you wish to leave anything to.

A Will brings security, reassurance and above all peace of mind – not just for you, but for all those who depend on you, either now or in the future.