Making and Amending a Will

A Will protects and distributes your assets in accordance with your wishes. If you pass away without a Will there is no guarantee your possessions will pass to close family members or friends and this can cause a great deal of stress and financial difficulty for those left behind.

A properly prepared Will ensures your assets are distributed by trusted individuals to the people that you wish to inherit your assets, such as property and sentimental belongings. A will can also determine who will be the guardian of any children that you have under the age of 18.

We prepare tax efficient Wills. We will notify and utilise any tax saving or relief possibilities appropriate to you.

You may already have a Will which needs to be updated to take account of changes in your life. You cannot amend your Will after it has been signed and witnessed. The only way you can change a Will is by making an official alteration called a codicil which we can prepare for you. A Will may need alteration if any of these circumstances occur:

➢ You wish to remove or add beneficiaries or change the share of assets due to them
➢ You have had children or you now have grandchildren
➢ You have married or entered into a civil partnership
➢ You have separated or divorced from your spouse or partner
➢ You have moved house or acquired further property or assets
➢ The Executor or beneficiaries in your Will have died

For advice and further information please contact our Wills and Probate solicitors on 020 8826 1203 / 020 8826 2273 or email us at info@caseandlaw.co.uk. Alternatively, you can fill out the contact form below to arrange for a call back from one of our specialist solicitors.