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Rose & Rose are here for you.
Why use Rose & Rose Solicitors when making your will?
Making a Will without professional help may cause your family to suffer distress and financial loss, if after your death, it transpires that the Will is ambiguous or uncertain.
An incorrectly completed or executed Will may make it completely invalid and so your chosen beneficiaries will not receive what you have left to them.
We can advise on the most tax efficient way to prepare your Will to ensure that your nil rate band and any other allowances are used correctly.
For couples, we can ensure that the Wills are prepared to protect your assets from potential future care home fees.
We can register your Will on the Certainty National Wills Register so you can be secure in the knowledge your original Will can always be found.
We provide a quality service that is always value for money. We can provide you with a fixed fee for this service so you will know exactly what costs you will need to pay.
For further information, please contact a member of our team below or email info@roselegal.co.uk
Frequently Asked Questions
Whilst possible to write your own will, there are laws governing in the interpretation, construction and validity of Wills. Failure to understand what makes a valid Will could mean that your own Will may be invalid or certain gifts may not affect as you would wish.
If you do not have a will, the Intestacy Provisions will govern who your estate passes to and who will be entitled to administer the estate, your property may end up in the hands of people who you would not wish to benefit.
Yes, many people assume that their spouse will inherit everything if they do not have a will. This is not always the case, especially where children are involved. If you have an existing will before you were married, this will have been revoked by marriage.
Yes, it is quite common for an executor to also be a beneficiary, however you need to ensure that there will be no conflict between executors and beneficiaries.
A Will can only be disputed for certain reasons. It can be alleged that the Will is invalid for some reason i.e. the Will maker lacked capacity when he made the Will, he did not know or approve the contents of the Will, or the Will was made under fraud or duress. If there are no issues regarding the validity of the Will a disappointed beneficiary may be able to make a claim under the Inheritance Act.
The Inheritance Act allows certain categories of people to make a claim should the Will or Intestacy Provisions fail to leave them reasonable final provisions, the categories are: spouse, ex-spouse, child, step-child, someone who has cohabited with the deceased for a minimum of two years or someone who has been maintained by the deceased for a minimum of two years.
As an unmarried parent, you have no rights to the estate should the other parent die. You may be able to claim under the Inheritance Act if you can show that the deceased parent was maintaining you.
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