Five common will-writing myths, debunked
"I'm too young to need one"
Wills aren't really about age. They're about whether anyone depends on you, or whether you have any say in what happens to what you own.
"I don't have enough to leave a will over"
A will is about making sure the people you'd want to benefit actually do, however much or little that adds up to.
"My spouse/family will automatically get everything"
Without a will, the law decides who inherits through fixed intestacy rules, and unmarried couples have no automatic right to inherit from each other at all.
"I can just write it myself on a piece of paper"
A will needs to meet specific legal requirements to be valid. Get it wrong, and it can be challenged or thrown out entirely.
"It's too complicated / expensive / time-consuming"
In practice, a simple will is a much smaller task than people expect: a short, guided process, done online, at a fair and transparent price.