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Wills.
The new Will Writing Service from Crossman Giles Ltd.
Don’t pay over the top for a Will? Our will start from £70.
Do you want a low cost, hassle free, online Will?
Wills do not have to be expensive and can be easy to have written.
Isn’t it better to spend a few pounds and an hour now, to save thousands of pounds and months of turmoil for your family when you have gone?
Isn’t it crucial to you that your loved ones are financially secure after you’ve gone?
Many of us insure our possessions and our lives – but amazingly 74% of us in the UK don’t take care of the most important legal document in our lives – our will.
Making an appropriate will safeguards your assets and ensures that they go to the people you care most about. If you don’t make a will before you die – the law will distribute anything of value by laws of Intestacy; inheritance tax might also place a hefty financial burden on your estate, to be paid by your estate.
With hectic lifestyles, many people “just don’t get round” to having a will made. Here are some more very good reasons for prioritising it:
- Heirlooms could BE auctioned if agreement can’t be reached over ownership.
- Protect your partner, children or relatives who depend on you. Having made a will, you’ll have peace of mind knowing you affairs are in order.
Crossman Giles Ltd experience ensures that every detail, every circumstance, every asset owned, is accounted and planned for; as your circumstances change, we can adapt your will to suit them.
Making a will through Crossman Giles Ltd is easy. Our system of fixed fees means that you’ll save money while receiving a very high quality, legally sound document. Contact Us now so we can arrange a convenient time to meet and discuss your needs.
Intestacy and Your Estate
BENEFICIARIES DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATESpouse but no children
First £200,000, any personal possessions and half of the remainder to spouse. Remaining balance to parents (or brothers and sisters, or nephews and nieces if parents dead) If no parents, brothers, sisters, nephews or nieces, entire balance goes to spouse.
Spouse and children
First £125,000 and any personal possessions to spouse. Balance is held in trust with:50% life interest for spouse, 50% for children.
Children but no spouse
Estate divided equally among the children.
No spouse or children
Estate goes to the first of the following who are alive.
- Grandchildren
- Parents
- Brothers and sisters
- Nephews and nieces
- Grandparents
- Aunts and uncles
If there are no living relatives, then the estate passes to the Crown!
What if I die without having made a Will?
Married Couples: – Without a Will, if you have children your spouse may not inherit all your estate. If you have no children then some of your assets may go to members of your family other than your spouse.
Unmarried Couples: – Unless you have made your Will, your partner will not get anything! Your entire estate would pass to your children or if you had none, be shared between your brothers, sisters and parents.
Separated: – If you die without making a will, your ex-spouse, may be entitled to claim part or all of your estate in certain circumstances! Even if your ex-spouse cannot make a claim, your children’s trust fund may fall under your ex-spouse’s control!
Parents Of Young Children: – An ex-spouse could be given full parental rights over his/her children even if your original separation agreement said differently. Through a Will you can appoint people you trust as guardians for your children in the event of your death.
Please contact Crossman Giles Ltd for more details for a free no obligation quote.
- some information in this section regarding inheritance tax liability may change from time to time and may not be correct**