MARTIN Lewis has revealed how to get a FREE solicitor-drafted will – and stop the State getting ahold of your cash.
The money expert explained that this month anyone over 55 can nab themselves a free will – and save adding “cost and hassle” on top of grief if a loved one dies.
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Lewis also encouraged families to have those “difficult” money conversations now, rather than letting them drag out.
Speaking on the show, he said: “This is one of those great conundrums, sometimes it’s the parents who don’t want to talk, sometimes it’s the adult children who don’t want to discuss this.
“We all have an obligation on each other, an obligation towards our families to make sure that we minimise the impact of death as much as we possibly can.
“Going to go through grief the last thing you possibly need is to add administration and cost and hassle on top.
“It is as important as possible that we try and engage in the conversations if we can.”
Lewis explained that if someone dies will-less the State decides where their assets go.
Hence why, he said, if you do have assets, drafting a will is the best idea so you can decide where they go.
Lewis explained that this month anyone over the age of 55 can get a free solictor-drafted will.
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Lewis invited those who fit the bill to visit freewillsmonth.org.uk before the end of month.
He explained this covered certain parts of the UK – but that others are covered during other months in the year.
Lewis said: “If you die without a will it is the state, not you, who decides where your assets go.”
He explained the rules are “complex” – and they “vary by UK nations”.
