Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Family Trusts and Estate Planning……all done in the comfort of your own home at a time to suit you.
“Estate planning is not just about Wills; it is about children’s and grandchildren’s education and future; about marriage and divorce, bad marriages and re-marriage; about drug addiction, alcoholism, insolvency, profligacy, physical and mental incapacity, real estate, planning for care home fees for self or spouse; funeral plans, inheritance tax, business property relief and powers of attorney. It is about trusts and about being able to apply a degree of control over your estate before and also after your death.
Wills make good sense; intestacy causes hardship and enriches people you may neither know nor like.”
The short answer – everyone. Regardless of age, regardless of wealth, everyone should create a Will so that on death their estate can be distributed as per their wishes.
Without a Will to indicate your wishes the court steps in and distributes your property.
If you have no apparent heirs and die without a Will it is even possible that the state may claim your estate.
Having a Will is especially important if you have young children because it allows you to designate a guardian in the event of your death. Without a Will the court will appoint a legal guardian for your children and it may not be who you would want.
Similarly, incorporating a Property Trust into a Will and making sure that the ownership of the family home is on the correct basis can help protect the value of your house from care home fees.
Simply stated the benefits of creating a Will include:
You designate who will receive your assets upon your death
You name who is to be in charge of administering your estate
You may save your family probate costs
You can achieve peace of mind, knowing that your affairs are in order
Most people are aware that they should be making a Will, but few are aware of the consequences of not doing so. Approximately 70 percent of people fail to protect their assets and family by writing a Will.
As part of the European Association of Will Writers (EAW), we are proud of our record in customer satisfaction and range of services at prices which people can afford. All EAW Will practitioners are fully trained and all carry professional indemnity insurance for your peace of mind. Our aim is to make the process of making a Will as quick, straightforward and simple as possible whilst offering a totally professional and reliable but low cost service. Unlike using a solicitor, we come to you to take your instructions at a time to suit you.
We offer a range of packages to suit most budgets and provide FREE no obligation home visits at flexible times to suit those with busy lifestyles. All our documents are of high quality and are written in plain English with no jargon. After all, why shouldn’t you be able to understand your own Will?
For your peace of mind all our Wills are checked for legal validity by our in house solicitor.
We also offer a number of related legal services including……introductions to probate specialists, Inheritance Tax planning, secure storage for Wills and related documents and pre paid funeral plans.
If you don’t take control of your assets it will be the government who decides how they’ll be distributed. Start making a Will today!
In other European countries 70% of all funerals are pre-paid. In the UK the figure is currently just 2% but the sector is growing very rapdly. Why? Well the average cost of a funeral has increased by 61% over the last 7 years and is forecast to rise by much more than inflation in the future. But with a funeral plan you can lock in the cost at today’s prices. No matter how much the cost of your funeral director’s services have increased by the time they are required, they will be covered by your plan.
It’s probably one of the best investments you can make. Why have a few £000 sitting in a savings account earning, maybe, 3% (before tax) when real inflation is running higher than that? Plus, unlike saving for your funeral, you won’t have to worry about your family needing access to your savings before the funeral can be paid for.
We offer plans from some of the country’s leading funeral plan providers and there is a wide range of plans with different service levels and flexible payment options. Please contact us for details.
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Maidstone Wills offers Estate Planning services, Trusts, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Pre Paid Funeral plans. We are based in Maidstone Kent and we cover Kent and surrounding areas. Members of The European Association of Will Writers. |
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The European Association of Will Writers (EAW) is one of Europe's leading associations of Will Writers and Estate Planners.
EAW train and support all their registered members and ensure that they comply with the Code of Practice. All EAW members have been trained to the highest standards and have to abide by the Code of Ethics of the organisation.
Registered EAW members carry indemnity insurance cover of a minimum of £1,000,000.
For more information, please visit the EAW Consumer Information page www.eurowills.org/consumers