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Wills

• Wills – It’s never too early but it can be too late

• Single and Mirror Wills from just £150.00

• Lasting Power of Attorney

• Trusts and Asset Protection

• Care Planning

• Business Planning

Making a Will and getting your affairs in order is something that we all know we should do and yet well over half of us don’t do it or never get around to it. A Will is a way to show your family that you care, because in reality, it is they who will have to sort out the problems if you die without having a Will written.

You’ve worked hard to build the assets that you have, the savings, the pension, your home and even your dependent children are all potentially at risk if you don’t have your Will in place. Assets that you think will pass to your children may not. Your children may end up in care if you don’t appoint guardians to look after them and your savings and bank accounts can be frozen. It baffles us why people don’t see this as a priority and put off what could potentially save your family and loved ones thousands of pounds and months, even years of hassle.

Writing a Will is no doubt one of the MOST IMPORTANT decisions you keep putting off. Call us now and arrange for a free consultation. We will guide you through the process, answer any questions you have and provide peace-of-mind for you and your loved ones. All our Wills are tailor-made to each of our clients so you can be assured your Will is exactly the right one for you.

Bloodline Planning

Would you want your assets to completely by-pass your children or those you intend to inherit from your estate? No, of course not. But if your Will isn’t written properly this can happen and is a lot more common than you might think.

How, you may ask? Well for example, if a husband dies and leaves everything to his wife, ultimately intending it to go to their children then a simple Will should do this. But should the wife re-marry and then subsequently die then the assets could pass to the new husband and the children from the original marriage will receive nothing. It’s called sideways dis-inheritance and it can be one of the biggest causes of arguments and challenges on Wills and estates.

And it’s really easy to solve. Call us now and we can guide you through the process to ensure your Will is written correctly and those you intend to inherit, do so.

It’s a simple solution to fix and with a little legal work (by us of course) we can help you minimise the risk losing your home and life savings to care home fees. Call us or email us and we can guide you through the steps needed to give you peace-of-mind.

Trusts

A Trust can ensure your assets are protected not only during your lifetime but also when you are gone. Trusts can help with many aspects of your life, for example; protecting your home from third party costs, ensuring any disability allowances are still paid, making sure your home passes to your children and not to your surviving partners new husband or wife or their children. A simple Will is often sufficient but there can still be issues to resolve and Trusts are a simple, cost effective way to do so.

At Clayton Reeds we are passionate about Will writing and our aim is for everyone in the UK to have a legally valid Will to make life easier for those left behind when the inevitable happens.

It’s really easy to make your Will with us. We don’t like to bamboozle you with all the usual Will writing Jargon so we’ve tried to make the process as simple as possible. Sometimes we can’t avoid legal wording, after all it’s a legal document, but what is important is that you understand what your Will is going to do for you and more importantly how it will help your loved ones.

You’ve been meaning to do it for some time now. Don’t put it off any longer; book your free consultation now and one of our team will then call you to arrange everything. Simple.

Power of Attorney

You don’t have to be old to lose capacity to deal with your own affairs. Lack of mental or physical capacity can have a serious effect on the way we carry on in everyday life and sending your neighbour to the cash point with your card and pin number or having a relative “look after” your bank account is a risk to both you and them. By having a Power of Attorney written you can retain control and put trust in people you know will take care of you without putting them or your assets at risk.

Call us and one of our team will help you understand how a Power of Attorney works offering you serious long-term peace of mind.

Care Costs

It’s no secret; entire estates adding up to thousands of pounds can be lost to care home fees. And with an ageing population, dementia is one of the biggest concerns of the over 50’s, not far behind the big C. We all have to pay our way and if we do need looking after and have assets then it’s right that we pay our fair share. But the system in which we own assets mean that our care costs can dramatically affect the lives and wealth of others and even risk making others homeless if we do not take action and plan for the future.

Document Storage

It’s great that you’re taking the decision to write your Will. There are far too many that don’t so you’re making a smart choice. Worryingly though, over half of Wills that are written cannot be found when the time comes. They could be with a friend, a local solicitor, under the mattress, maybe behind the wardrobe, sometimes they are in the safe but nobody knows where the key is.

Our secure document storage service ensures that when the time comes, your executors can easily locate your Will and carry out your wishes accordingly.