Lack of wills could hit £5.5trn UK inheritances
- Wednesday, 01 February 2023
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More than half of people who have some financial responsibility for others (57%) have failed to write a will.
Read more...Estates shrink because of cost of living crisis
- Wednesday, 09 November 2022
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One in ten people expects to have nothing left to leave to loved ones when they die because of rising living costs, according to new research.
Read more...36% of over-55s have no will
- Friday, 18 March 2022
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More than half the UK population - 29.6m adults - do not have a will, including 36% of the over-55s.
Read more...Pandemic sparks rush to write a will
- Friday, 23 April 2021
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In the past 12 months, since the first lockdown, over a quarter (26%) of adults have written their will or taken action to update an existing will or get advice on wills.
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