Wills

Choose expertise and peace of mind for your family’s future.

At Batt Broadbent, we empathise with the emotional weight and complexity of creating a Will. Our specialised solicitors are here to simplify the process, ensuring your intentions are understood and your loved ones are secure. With us, you choose expertise and peace of mind for your family’s future.

Your Will is your voice in the future, and we’re here to help you make it heard.

1. Distribution of Assets: Specify how your assets should be distributed among your heirs and beneficiaries, preventing disputes and ensuring fairness. A Will lets you leave legacies to beneficiaries who might not automatically inherit from your estate, such as children, grandchildren, godchildren, friends, and charities.

2. Guardianship of Minors: Appoint guardians for your children, ensuring their well-being, and specify the age at which they inherit.

3. Executor Appointment: You can appoint a trusted individual to manage your estate and fulfil your wishes as stated in the Will. You can nominate substitute executors and beneficiaries if the original individuals pass away with you or before you. This flexibility ensures your wishes are always upheld and not left to chance.

4. Charitable Contributions: Leave a lasting legacy through charitable donations or gifts to causes you care about.

5. Avoiding Intestacy Laws: Without a Will, your estate may be subject to intestacy laws, resulting in assets going to unintended beneficiaries.

6. Pets’ Care: You can designate a caregiver for your pets in your Will, ensuring their well-being and continued care.

7. Specific Bequests: A Will allows you to make specific bequests, such as sentimental items to individuals or organisations you choose.

8. Funeral and Burial Wishes: You can outline your funeral and burial wishes in your Will to make decisions easier for those you leave behind.

9. Estate Protection: Protect your estate using trusts, ensuring assets benefit your children after both parents have passed. This is especially crucial in second relationships, where you want to provide for each other while securing your children’s future.

10. Optimising Tax Efficiency: Your Will can help make the best use of spouse exemptions and future lifetime giving, minimising the tax burden on your estate and preserving more for your loved ones.