Almost everyone recognises the fact that one day, at some distant point in the future, they will die and it follows, therefore, that they will need a will.  Yet surprisingly 69% of people still don’t have a will, many believing that the day a will be required is still far off.

The consequences of not writing a will can be far-reaching, even devastating for loved ones. Part of the estate could end up going to the treasury (who benefitted in this way by more than £50m in 2010) with…

Almost everyone recognises the fact that one day, at some distant point in the future, they will die and it follows, therefore, that they will need a will.  Yet surprisingly 69% of people still don’t have a will, many believing that the day a will be required is still far off.

The consequences of not writing a will can be far-reaching, even devastating for loved ones. Part of the estate could end up going to the treasury (who benefitted in this way by more than £50m in 2010) with…