Leaving money with no partner

[Moneymuney]

Who would you leave your home and money to if you passed away if you have no children or partner?

I knew a woman who left a six figure sum to a cancer charity.

If I had no DPDC I'd leave it to one cousins DD who I've not seen in 18 years, and another cousins DD who I've only met once 14 years ago!

I'd also give some to a friend's DDs and charity.

I'd put stipulations in about what it could go to though! Eg house, car, education.

I’ve left most of my property and assets to the child of an acquaintance who’s unlikely to ever have much of her own; no grandparents or other relatives to inherit from; acquaintance is a single mum in a NMW job and almost certainly will never own her own home or leave much money; child has a mild learning difficulty which will probably affect her ability. Not particularly close to acquaintance or child but like them both and would rather what I have benefitted a named individual than a charity, as there are none I feel especially passionately about.

I’m likely to be in this position. No DC and DH (statistically speaking) likely to go first.
I’ll probably leave it to my nephews and niece (DH’s siblings’ children) or to charity.
I’m planning on trying to spend it all on luxury care when I need it though, but these things don’t always work out as planned...

Even if you have a partner and/or children, you still have to consider the (tiny) possibility of all dying at the same time. I would leave my money to my siblings (in equal shares) and if any of my siblings died before me, their share would go to their children, and if they had no children, it would be split between the other siblings.

Equally between siblings
Their circumstances could change & the currently more financially viable one could have a life changing event.
(I have two children & my Will says to split equally)

Thanks everyone. This has been interesting. I am not loaded by any means and I am still young but having to think as purchasing a house.

I think I will split it between siblings and niece somehow.

Am also leaving some to a charity close to my heart (one that not enough people donate to!) So have covered charity too.

If I didn't have a DH then it would be split between my sister and her 3 children.

I do have a DH so if we both died at the same time it would be split between our 6 nieces and nephews. It wouldn't be much each though.

@MessAllOver

To siblings equally. They can give/pass on their shares to their children if they choose.

This.