Secure Your Family’s Future with a Legally Binding Will

At Callaghan Wills and Estate Planning, we provide expert will writing services for individuals and families across Northampton, Milton Keynes, Bedford and across the UK.

Whether you prefer a face-to-face meeting in your home, workplace, or a local venue, or a remote consultation via phone or Zoom, we ensure a simple and convenient process.

Our service extends nationwide, allowing clients across the UK to access our secure and professional remote consultation service.

The importance of having a Will can’t be stressed enough whether you’re young and just bought a property with plans to start a family or you’re older and have amassed a significant amount of wealth – leaving the risk of your loved ones not inheriting from your hard work just isn’t an option.

Why Having a Will is Crucial

A will is a legally binding document that ensures your estate is distributed according to your wishes, providing security for your loved ones. Without a legally binding document, your estate is subject to intestacy laws, meaning the government decides who inherits your assets.

Making a Will is about ensuring that what you have, goes where you want it to, and looking after the people you care most about.

Whilst this gives you ‘peace of mind’, it has to be professionally drafted to take into account your wishes, and your personal and financial circumstances, and makes things as easy as possible for your executors.

Benefits of Having a Will

✔ Control Over Your Estate: Ensure your assets go to the people you choose.
✔ Protect Your Loved Ones: Provide financial security for family members.
✔ Appoint Guardians for Children: Name trusted guardians for minors.
✔ Minimize Inheritance Tax: Plan your estate efficiently to reduce tax burdens.
✔ Avoid Family Disputes: Prevent legal conflicts and stress for your heirs.

What Happens If You Don’t Have a Will?

If you die without a Will, then the Government decides who inherits your estate in accordance with the Laws of Intestacy.

In which case your spouse may end up sharing your estate with your children or parents, or if you are an unmarried couple, then your partner may not get anything; and even worse an ex-spouse could be the eventual beneficiary. This means that unmarried partners, stepchildren, and close friends may receive nothing.

Your loved ones will also face delays, could face legal disputes, and both these include additional costs for your loved ones seeking to secure their rightful inheritance. So get your Will written or updated as soon as possible”