Will questions.

[HoneyLovesCake]

My mum bought one of those diy will kits but she has a property in Ireland & she says the kit states it's for UK inheritance only. She seems to think if she just puts it on it'll be fine but as this is the one thing that would be left to me I'm worried. Does she need an Irish will too or is there a way of adding it to a UK one?

Thanks

This is one of those many instance where a DIY will is a false economy. She should pay for some proper advice. Mumblechum has an advert on the small business section as a will writer.

Thankyou both for your replies.

Not what I wanted to hear ideally but that's life :( Was hoping it'd be simple as we think she recently had a mini stroke (still waiting for appointment to confirm) & she's having trouble communicating so not the easiest thing getting advice. I've been on at her to get a will done for ages but she's only just got around to it.

Im not certain, but I think in November, solicitors will do wills for free and donate their fee to charity as well

Thanks civilfawlty, I'll look into that :)

If you google 'Make a Will Week' and your mum's location, you should find details of participating firms and charities. You pay the solicitor's fee to the charity - I'm afraid the participating firms aren't quite generous enough to do the work for free and make a charity donation! It's the fee that gets donated, although I used to take the client's cheque in a sealed envelope so I wouldn't know what the amount was - there's normally a suggested donation but you don't have to comply.

Please don't let your mum make a DIY will. I've never ever seen one that did what the testator intended/wanted. The fees to sort out the mess after her death will be more than the fees to get a will properly drafted. It is likely that she will need an Irish will too, but that depends on whether Irish law would recognise an English Will. She needs Irish legal advice.

Hi, your mum needs to make two wills. As she's presumably a UK resident and domiciled here, her English will will cover all assets except the house in Ireland, ie will cover any shares held abroad etc.

She then needs to make a will in Ireland covering just the house and, crucially, tell both solicitors about the other will so that one doesn't accidentally revoke the other.

As Collaborate kindly pointed out, I'm a will writer and have a paid for advert over on the Small Business section of Mumsnet Classified if you'd like more info