Sorry ... bit of a morbid question!

Has anyone sorted out a will on here? What did you do? What's the cost and what do I need ? Me and our lass aren't married and just want to make sure everthing's sorted. mate's turning forty, lad I know has had a stroke and all of a sudden I've thought a bit more about my own mortality!

 

If you are not married you need a will, otherwise your money goes to your next of kin. Thats how I understand it anyway

 

You don't really need anything other than to tell a solicitor who you want to be executor of your will ( the person that will be responsible to ensure your wishes are abided by) and how you want your estate distributed. Personally, I prefer to go via a solicitor rather than a home made jobby.

 

That's the way I see it

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shunt you be washing pots or summat

 

Thanks for that !

Not a nice subject but need to think about it!

 

You really should have a will whether you are married or not. Unless you are happy that your spouse gets everythinhg and no one else in the family gets anything

 

Unfortunately, not a lot of people think about it and it can be an horrendous pickle to sort out

for some poor unsuspecting relative. Trust me, I know.</p>

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You must ensure that you keep your will updated too. I used a company that charge a minimal annual fee which allows me to amend my will as many times as I choose to do so.
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dunt tha know that thinkin fer a lass can be dangerous..gerrin t'bloody kitchen

 

I'm seeing a bloke next week, who was advertising in the Chronicle, & will draw up a will for you for £32.50. Let me know if you want his number. The company's based in Huddersfield.

 

Cheers ... I'll try around here first then I might drop you a PM nt

 

Cheers ... I'll try around here first then I might drop you a PM nt

 

prittty sure you can sort your own will out wi the post office only costs a few quid

 

Even then you should have a will

Say you both die as the result of a car crash, one some time after the other. Your stuff would all go to the side of the family of whoever died last if you don't have a will.

It's also a place to set out what kind of service you want, etc. which most people want to get clear.

They're very cheap to set up, particularly if as a couple you set up mirror wills which you can get a lot cheaper than two separate wills, but make sure you have one that can be amended easily. For example, we set ours up so that personal bequests were set out in a separate letter that we could amend ourselves without having to pay for codicils, i.e. documents changing the original will.

 

It gets very expensive if there isn't a will

Don't need a will for what sort of service - in fact do that seperate as the liklehood is you won't sort out the will until after the funeral arrangements made. My parents both wrote out what they wanted for serive, informed us wher ethat was kept and also left a copy with their priest.

 

Cheers mate nt

 

RE: It gets very expensive if there isn't a will

You don't have to have one or set it out there, no, but if you're doing one anyway (as I would recommend anyone to do) then it's not a bad opportunity to get it written down. I suppose it also depends on your circumstances - we've no kids so unless we die before our parents then our will seemed the sensible place to put the information. And remember those circumstances can change. If you're going to tell people then you also have to think about it later and remember to tell someone else if they die. That's why we thought it easiest to put it in our wills and then it's all done and dusted.