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If you want to make a Will, our expert team of Will writers are more than capable of meeting your needs. We'll explain in plain, clear language exactly what needs to happen for you to make a Will, and should you decide to retain our services we are sure you'll be thoroughly satisfied that your instructions have been carried out exactly as you wanted.
Our wills team have years of experience in all forms of Wills and probate law and that makes us ideally placed to guide you as you decide how to distribute your estate.
Many people feel uncomfortable when it comes down to making a will, but there should be no reason to feel this way. We all have to make that final journey in our life, and it is only sensible to make a Will so that (many years in the future, we hope) your relatives and friends know exactly what you want to happen to your belongings.
Although you do not have to make a Will, at least you'll agree that you should divide your belongings according to your wishes, and not as the law would divide them if you died intestate (without making a Will). If you are unconvinced, read through our website and see if we can't answer some of your questions - at the very least, we can promise you that you'll have learnt some very useful information about why and how to make a will.
Of course, you may wish to make a Will by yourself, and there is nothing wrong with that whatsoever. However, unless you are absolutely certain you've done it properly your Will may be invalid and we would always advise you to get a Wills solicitor to cast their eye over your finished Will. There are certain formalities that need to be followed, and perhaps pertinent issues on, say, inheritance tax that have to be addressed.
If you do decide to make a Will, contact our team of professional Will writers on the number below for a discrete and friendly chat, or email us at info@consumerbenefitsnetwork.co.uk and we'll try and answer any questions you may have.
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The Importance of Succession Planning
By Lee Allan
Head of CBN Financial Services |
Lee is a Life Member of MDRT the premier international association of financial professionals and speaks internationally as an Ambassador for MDRT with Articles published in the Manchester Messenger, the monthly journal of the Manchester Law Society (December 2008) and in the Newcastle News, the monthly journal of the Newcastle upon Tyne Law Society (June 2009).
Most business owners would, if asked be willing to implement a
Business Continuity plan and avoid the disastrous consequences and hardship that they, their families and their employees may face on the death and or disability of a shareholder/Key person.
It’s just that no one has ever discussed it with them!
How long do you think a businesswould survive if it lost a Shareholder/Key Person? Not as long as you might think as
the failure rate is frightening,
17% collapse in month one, 6% one to three month, 15% four to six month, a further 15% six month to one year and only 47% survive longer than one year. (Source: Legal & General Protection Survey 2003).
Succession planning has recently been formalised in the new British Standard, Business Continuity BS25999.The need for Shareholder Protection arrangements along with the relevantdouble option agreements, Key Person loss of profit insurance and loan protection cover etc, are all features of this latest standard.
Business owners don’t often consider how they would cope financially if a shareholder or a key worker in their business fell ill ordied unexpectedly. Over 100,000 UK businesses fail each year because the owners haven’t adequately planned for the future or protected against the unexpected and thousands more face realfinancial hardship. (MORI Succession Survey November 2006)
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