Brian writes. “Sadly, my partner of 30 years has recently died. We owned our bungalow tenants in common as we both put money in for the deposit when we bought it. Unknown to me, my partner had made a Will, leaving everything to her only daughter. Her daughter has now approached me for her half share of the value of the bungalow. Do I have to sell it and give her the money?” This is a complicate...

When writing Wills, it is not unusual to give details of music you would like. Traditionally, this might have been hymns that could have been sung to a piano or organ, but as most people don’t seem to like singing, there has been a move away from live music, to the playing of pre-recorded tracks on a CD or electronic device. The Coop keep details of choices and they advise “My Way” by Frank Sin...

At Kendal Wills, we have further enhanced our service to help protect you and our staff during the pandemic. For those customers who want to instruct us to write a Will, but understandably, wish to minimise contact, we have developed a secure online instruction form. The form will enable you to provide the basic information we’d need to create your draft Will(s). It is fairly straight forwa...

SHOULD I CHANGE MY WILL IF MY PARTNER GOES INTO CARE? Many of us have simple “Mirror Wills” and a jointly owned house, and maybe if we are lucky some savings. What should I do if my partner starts to lose mental capacity, should I still leave them everything? While it makes fine sense if they are well, the situation can quickly start to change, if they suffer with Alzheimer’s or other disabling ...

Should I mention my dog in my Will? Reading in a popular paper recently, it explained a sad situation, where an old person had died, with no close family, but a dog. Sadly, the police had entered the house, presumably on advice of the neighbours, and found the occupant dead, with the dog at their side. They dealt with the body, and took the dog to an animal home, who then re-homed the anim...