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HAVE WILL – will travel!
Every year, as summer approaches, I wonder if the Will writing business will slacken over the holiday period. ‘After all’, I reason to myself, ‘people are on downtime, they’re relaxing with their families and busy keeping the kids entertained.’ Yet, without fail, the opposite is true.
I find that holiday preparations are a common trigger for people to call me in a panic, wondering if it’s possible to get a Will drafted before they jet off. So, far from being quiet, business tends to get a tad hectic!
FIVE REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO WRITE A LETTER OF WISHES WITH YOUR WILL
FIVE REASONS WHY YOU NEED TO WRITE A LETTER OF WISHES WITH YOUR WILL 1. If you have appointed Guardians for your children Lots of people use their Wills to appoint Guardians if they have children under the age of eighteen. And that’s an important reason to have a Will written. I don’t though want to go into that in this post. If you want to know more about appointing guardians in your Will you can watch my short vlog (video blog) on the subject here: https://youtu.be/tPY7ZjMCiic But fret not if YouTube is not your thing. If you prefer, simply […]
Writing a Will: It’s not as hard as you think
WRITING A WILL: IT’S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK In my 12+ years as a solicitor, I drafted Wills most days. My clients came from all walks of life and came with different personal and financial circumstances. Because I’ve had so much practice at drafting Wills, they’re second nature to me. I do though understand that it’s not the same for you. But trust me – you don’t need to feel that writing a Will is frightening or difficult. Yes, it’s true that some Wills need to have trusts and other special arrangements for families. But for most people, […]
Girls About Town – Radio Interview on Wills
Girls About Town – Radio Interview on Wills Last week I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the lovely Girls About Town on Swindon 105.5 radio. I was discussing the importance of having a Will in place and came up with some common questions that I am asked by my clients. You can listen to the interview here. ARE WILLS ONLY FOR OLDER PEOPLE? One of the things that you can do in your Will is appoint legal guardians for your children who are under eighteen. So if you are a young family it is important to have a […]