Although the law does say what happens to your property if you die without a will this is not necessarily what you want. It can also be more expensive to wind up your "estate" if there is no Will. Another benefit of making a will is that the executors you appoint can have immediate authority to deal with any matters without waiting for the probate court to issue any papers.

You need a sympathetic ear to discuss the pros and cons of appointing particular persons as executors and of course any pitfalls that there may be in your plans for distributing your property after your death.

A surprising number of home-made wills (e.g. on a form bought in a shop) do not in fact do what you want and can run up quite large bills to get them sorted out satisfactorily. We can produce a simple will that you can understand and it will do the job better and at less cost. For one simple Will after a short discussion the bill could be as little as £70 + VAT. The more complex the discussion and/or the Will itself would produce a larger bill.

see also Estate Planning and Enduring Power of Attorney