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Recent stats suggest that over two thirds of the population in the United Kingdom die without having made a valid Will. Access the best wills and probate advice with Dickinson Parker Hill today!
By making a Will, you can ensure that your estate passes to those whom you would wish to benefit.
As specialist Will writing solicitors, we can help you in writing a Will that could go a long way to securing the financial future of your family and ensuring that all of your assets pass onto those you intend them to, whether you have one specific loved one in mind, or several family members.
If you have a permanent home that you’d like to remain in the family, or a particular beneficiary who may not be covered by intestacy laws, having a will covers all bases to ensure that you guarantee provision for them after your death.
Planning for your death is an important part of your life. It isn’t something that any of us like to think about, but to ensure that your loved ones are looked after, you have to think about your plans for the future, beyond your life. A will ensures these future plans are in place.
A Will can also be a useful tool in Inheritance Tax planning. While the October 2007 changes to Inheritance Tax legislation have meant that many people can now execute a relatively straightforward Will without having to worry about Inheritance Tax, the use of trusts within a Will still has advantages.
Trusts are a useful vehicle for preserving wealth and ensuring it passes into the hands of those you would wish to receive it.
Our specialist Wills and Probate solicitors offer invaluable advice throughout the process. We can advise on a range of Inheritance Tax and Trust matters if you get in touch.
If you die without leaving a valid Will then your estate will pass in accordance with the Intestacy Rules. This could mean that your estate ends up in the hands of distant relatives, who you may never have even met. If no relatives can be found, your estate could end up in the hands of the Crown.
We can provide Will writing services to both individuals and couples, and we also offer a bespoke Will writing service for our clients.
We do not have a ‘one size fits all’ approach to Will writing, we would rather sit with you and look at your estate in some detail in order to find the best legal and financial fit for your exact circumstances.
We also offer a free Will storage facility for our clients and home visits can be arranged. You should always seek the advice of a qualified and trained solicitor when considering a Will.
Depending on your personal circumstances, we can offer advice as to which type of will is best. We can help you set up single Wills, Mirror or Living Wills, as well as Wills with donations to charity.
Your Will is specific to your unique circumstances and needs, catering for those in situations such as:
A single will is an individual’s own wishes for their assets and estate after death, allowing them to name beneficiaries and express how they would like their assets to be divided after death.
A mirror will is often created in a marriage or civil partnership where the wishes of each individual in the relationship are identical. In this kind of will, the contents of the will are often left to each other, and then to any living beneficiaries such as children.
A living will sets out the expectations for medical treatment later in life if an individual lacks sound mind or becomes too unwell to make decisions. A living will can include decisions on life-saving intervention treatments such as CPR and life support amongst others.
You may also want to create a power of attorney alongside your living will to enable a loved one to act on your behalf, or take responsibility for your affairs if you’re unable to make decisions for yourself.
Our fees for Wills start at £205 (plus VAT) for a single Will and £310 (plus VAT) for a couple.
This covers, what we would consider, straightforward Wills. It may well transpire that, after discussing matters with us, you decide to put other measures in place. We will advise you of any additional costs before proceeding and explain the legal and financial benefits of implementing such measures.
We have been advising the people of Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Wigan, Parbold, Burscough, Formby, Southport and throughout Lancashire, Merseyside and nationwide for over 200 years in relation to Wills.
Our specialist Will solicitors will be able to help you with your legal requirements, and our Wills and probate solicitors are in the best position to offer you expert legal advice and guidance. The Will writing service offered by Dickinson Parker Hill is grounded in a wealth of experience within this field.
If you carry out even a short search online, you will no doubt find all sorts of services offering to help you write your own Will for a cut-price rate. This is nothing new, there have been people advocating for self-written Wills for generations, on everything from a notepad in the family office to the back of a napkin, but the prevalence of such suggestions has definitely increased in the internet age.
Personally, we would always advise writing your Will with a legal professional. Not only does this make sure that the Will is legally robust when it comes to being challenged by potentially unhappy parties, but it also allows us to explore a range of legal and financial guidelines that can protect your financial assets and ensure that your intended recipients receive as much of your estate as possible.
This offers far more financial benefit in the long run than saving a small amount of money by putting in place a Will without the benefit of expert legal guidance.
Here at Dickinson Parker Hill, we understand that many people will look to update previous wills at some point, whether due to changing financial circumstances, family division, divorce, or any other reason.
In addition to writing new Wills for our clients, we can also provide Will update services, both to existing clients and to those who first had their Will written elsewhere. We’d be happy to speak to you about this in more detail.
Contact our experienced team today to review or write your will and put your mind at ease.
Take a look at our lasting power of attorney page to see which services we offer.
