Wills
This part of the site provides legal information and documents relating to Wills, including making your Will and changing a Will. If you have not written a Will yet, consider writing one today, as without it, the state may decide how your belongings are distributed.
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
This Will is suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership and where only one party needs to make a Will. If you both need to make a Will, you will need to use our Pair of wills product…
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Note: This product contains two templates, one Will for each testator (person whose Will this is) to complete. These Wills are suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership. It will…
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
This Will is designed for someone who is not married or joined in a civil partnership, whether or not they have a partner and whether or not they have any children. It will allow you to make as many…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Note: This product contains two templates, one Will for each testator (person whose Will this is) to complete. These Wills are designed for those who are not married or joined in a civil…
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Scotland
This Will is suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership. It will allow you to make as many gifts of money or specific items as you like. You will be able to leave the remainder of your…
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Compatible region(s):
Scotland
Note: This product contains two templates, one Will for each testator (person whose Will this is) to complete. This Will is suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership. It will…
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Not sure if this is the right Will for you? Click here to check.
Compatible region(s):
Scotland
This Will is designed for someone who is not married or in a civil partnership, whether or not they have a partner and whether or not they have any children. It will allow you to make as many gifts of…
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Not sure if this is the right Will for you? Click here to check.
Compatible region(s):
Scotland
Note: This product contains two templates, one Will for each testator (person whose Will this is) to complete. This Will is designed for someone who is not married or in a civil partnership…
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Not sure if this is the right Will for you? Click here to check.
Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Note: This product contains two templates, one Will for each testator (person who’s Will this is). These Wills are suitable for anyone who is married or in a civil partnership and wishes to…
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Not sure if this is the right Will for you? Click here to check.
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England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
A letter of wishes is an informal letter addressed to your executors or to the trustees of any trust created by your will. It is used to tell them what you would like to happen following your death…
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England & Wales
This document creates two wills for either a married couple or for two people in a civil partnership with each other. Mirror wills are wills made by two people in substantially the same terms. In these…
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England & Wales
This document is used to sever a 'joint tenancy' of property and, if the property is registered, to register that change at the Land Registry. This converts a joint tenancy into a tenancy in common.
This…
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Living Wills
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Use this document to create a 'Living Will', which is a document that sets out your wishes regarding health care and how you want to be treated if you become seriously ill and unable to make or…
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Scotland
When you are ill, you can usually discuss treatment options with your doctor and then jointly reach a decision about your future care. However, you may be admitted to hospital when unconscious or unable…
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
This is a formal, written revocation of a Living Will. It would be appropriate where the directions given and the views expressed in a Living Will no longer reflect the maker's wishes, and the maker does…
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Scotland
This is a formal, written revocation of a Living Will. It would be appropriate where the directions given and the views expressed in a Living Will no longer reflect the maker's wishes, and the maker does…
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Amending a Will
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England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you want your will to list a…
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England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you need to appoint a substitute…
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England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil to appoint a substitute guardian for…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you need to appoint an executor in…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you need to appoint a substitute…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you want to make another gift of…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you want to make another gift of…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you need to revoke the appointment…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you need to revoke the appointment…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you want to cancel a gift that you…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you need to replace an executor…
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Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
If you want to make a relatively simple and straightforward change to your will, you can use a codicil to do so without having to create a new will.
Use this codicil if you no longer want to leave a gift…
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Trusts
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Use this document if land, or property built on land, is in the sole name of one person and it is intended to give rights in the land/property to, or to recognise the rights in the land/property of…
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England & Wales
This document may be used where either one person holds property and wishes to declare a trust relating to its ownership or two people hold some property and wish to set out the way in which they own the…
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Use this document to create a trust in respect of personal property; i.e. property other than land, or property built on land (known as real property). Personal property can include personal possessions…
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
This document allows a person to transfer their ownership in shares to another and retain the shares in their name. Where a company requires shareholders to fulfil certain criteria and the person does…
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England & Wales
Northern Ireland
This document is intended to be a simple trust for the benefit of a single beneficiary and his/her family. The income of the trust fund is payable to the beneficiary (called the 'life tenant') for his/her…
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Name Change
Compatible region(s):
England & Wales
This document will create a deed poll or statutory declaration (as required) to change your surname and/or first name. Please note that you cannot use either option to change the name of a minor, i.e…
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England & Wales
You can easily change the name of your child using this document, provided that you have parental responsibility for that child. Note, however, that you cannot use this document if there is more than one…
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