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The facts
…how many people in the UK do not have a valid will?
- 30% of over 65’s
- 45% of 55 to 64 year olds
- 61% of 45 to 54 year olds
(Source NCC ‘Finding The Will’ 2007)
Dying Intestate
A person who dies without making a valid will or without making a will at all, dies intestate. The property that belongs to that person in then inherited according to a strict set of rules called the ‘intestacy rules’. Instead of the property passing to the people the testator would have wanted, it is left to certain relatives in a particular order.
… where a will is ineffective
A will can be held invalid (by marriage (in England and Wales) or being incorrectly signed or witnessed), partially invalid or may not dispose of all the assets in the estate (resulting in a partial intestacy) further complicating the probate process.