The importance of a National Will Register
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.
Most people assume that when you die your Will is easily found but if you’re anything like me, keeping your Will safe may realistically be the last thing on your mind.
Individuals and Solicitors can now register a Will with the National Will Register Certainty.co.uk and this will allow your family to locate your Will when you pass on and ensure that your last wishes are respected, eliminating distress and financial loss brought about by a lost or missing will.
If a valid Will cannot be found, the present rules governing your estate if you die without a will have little regard for your wishes. Your loved ones may not receive the inheritance that you would wish, family disputes can occur and you potentially run the risk of depriving your spouse or partner of their home and increasing the inheritance tax (IHT) burden. That’s why using the Certainty National Will Register can be a vitally important part of the Will Writing process.
For your own peace of mind, the best advice I’ve been given is to make or review your Will with your solicitor and ask them to register it with Certainty the National Will Register. Only the location of the Will is registered on Certainty’s National Will Register (i.e. the solicitors office where the Will is held) and this information remains private and confidential until you pass on with access granted only then to the next of kin and executors.
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