Wills & Inheritance Planning

When Should You Make A Will?

• To decide who inherits your UK property, savings, shares, and personal possessions if you die.
• If you have children under the age of 18 – appointing guardians to take care of your children will avoid family disputes and make sure that you are in control of who takes care of your children, no matter what happens.
• To make sure that your children are provided for financially – we can advise on how to create trusts and put money aside for your children once they turn 18.
• If you have a long-term unmarried partner. The law does not provide for them, meaning they could be left with nothing, unless you account for them in your Will.
• If you want to make sure that taxes and assets are managed properly so that your family do not have to deal with difficult financial problems if you die.
• If you want to leave money to charities or other specific causes.
• If you have specific wishes for your funeral and what you want to happen to your body when you die.

By not creating a valid Will, it could leave your loved ones vulnerable, and your affairs will be taken out of your loved ones’ hands.

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Why Expats & Foreign Nationals Should Make a UK Will

A Will outlines exactly what you want to happen to your assets when you die. Without a valid Will in place, your hard-earned assets will find themselves distributed under the rules of Intestacy. Often, this results in your assets being distributed in a way that you might not want and could mean your loved ones losing out.

As an Expat or Foreign National, there are even more reasons to ensure a valid Will is in place in the country where you have assets and where you live. Different countries have different rules around inheritance, property, and tax. You need a Will that protects your assets as much as possible and ensures that your wishes regarding your estate are carried out accordingly.

If you do not have the right type of Will in place, then you risk the following:

• Your assets may not end up where you want them to go.
• It can take several years to sort out the affairs across different jurisdictions.
• You may end up paying more tax than is necessary as well as running up unnecessary legal bills which can easily be prevented with the advice of a Specialist Solicitor.

How our Specialist expertise can benefit you:

• Advice on preparation of Wills.
• General Estate Planning advice.
• Inheritance tax advice such as preserving tax reliefs.
• Lifetime disposals of business interests.
• Lasting Powers of Attorney (for personal and business affairs).
• The use of Trusts through which structures, clients may achieve long-term protection, flexibility, and control.
• Contesting a Will – Addressing issues in a Will.
• Contentious Probate – disputes regarding the administration of the estate.
• Inheritance Act Claims – Unfair exclusion or inadequate provision from a Will.
• Trust Disputes – All trust disputes, including the removal of a trustee, and correct management of estate assets.
• Professional Negligence – Redress for Improper Will drafting or negligent advice from a solicitor or Will writer.
• Financial Deputyship Concerns – Addressing concerns related to financial deputyship when the deceased lacked mental capacity.

If you need advice of any kind about making a Will as an Expat, Liquid Expat Mortgages can introduce you to a Specialist Partner Solicitor who can uniquely provide legal advice, tax consultancy, succession planning, and even family mediation in respect of Will disputes.