Who Do I Name In My Will

Understand who can benefit from your will and how to structure bequests effectively. Articles cover trusts, charitable giving, inheritance rules and what happens without a will.

Appealing Against a Will

You can challenge a will if you believe it's invalid or unfair, and these claims are more common than you'd think.

How Do I Set Up a Trust

A trust lets you protect assets from creditors, reduce taxes, or ensure money goes to chosen people after you die, but it must be set up correctly to work.

Inheritance Planning

Set up a will and reduce inheritance tax to protect your family's financial future.

Intestacy: Law Changes and the Importance of Having a Will

Recent UK law changes have made intestacy rules simpler, but dying without a Will still affects your family's inheritance.

Leaving Assets to Family and Non-Family

How to decide who inherits your assets and what it means for taxes and your will.

Leaving Your Assets to Charity

Leaving money to charity in your will lets you give tax-free and often makes a bigger impact than donations during your lifetime.

Life Estates

A life estate lets you control who gets your property after you die and who can use it while you're still alive.

Naming Children's Guardians in Your Will

Make sure your children have a legal guardian by naming one in your will before it's too late.

Trusts

A trust lets you control how your assets pass to others by splitting ownership between a trustee and beneficiary.

What Are the Responsibilities of a Children's Guardian?

A guardian takes on full parental responsibility for your child if something happens to you, including legal, medical and daily care decisions.

What Happens if There Is No Will?

Your family faces delays and legal headaches if you die without a will, and the courts decide who handles your estate.

What the Civil Partnerships Act Does

Same-sex couples gained legal recognition of their relationships and inheritance rights when the Civil Partnership Act came into force in 2005.

Why Would I Set Up a Trust

A trust protects your assets and controls how they're passed on to your kids, heirs, or other beneficiaries after you die.