Independent, plain-English guidance on making a will, checking validity, intestacy, property ownership, gifts, LPAs and wider estate planning.
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You can make your own will, but signing and witnessing rules still apply. Professional advice is sensible where the estate, family arrangements, tax position, property ownership or intended gifts are not straightforward.
Review it after a material life or financial change, such as marriage, divorce, a birth, a death, a house purchase, a move abroad or a significant change in assets. Check the current legal effect before changing or replacing the document.
Not under the intestacy rules in England and Wales. An unmarried partner may need a valid will or may have to consider a separate claim after death. The outcome depends on the facts, so get advice where provision is uncertain.
No. A will deals with what should happen after death. A Lasting Power of Attorney appoints people to make specified decisions during your lifetime and must be made while you have the required mental capacity.