Last Will and Testament
A simple will for a person who lives in England or Wales. To be printed and signed in ink in front of two witnesses who are both present. Template v1.0.
This is the last will of: Full name
Of (address):
Country of residence: England
1. Earlier wills
I cancel every earlier will and codicil I have made.
2. Executors and trustees
I appoint as my executors and trustees:
If any of them cannot or will not act, I appoint: Back-up executor
In this will my trustees means my executors and the trustees of any trust this will creates, whoever they are at the time.
3. Guardian
If I die leaving a child under 18 and no parent with parental responsibility for that child is alive, I appoint as guardian: Guardian for children under 18
4. Particular gifts
I give the following gifts, free of any inheritance tax on them:
If a gift above is of something I no longer own at my death, that gift fails and nothing is given in its place.
5. The rest of my estate
My trustees will pay my debts, my funeral expenses, the costs of dealing with my estate and any inheritance tax on gifts made free of tax. I give everything that remains, which is my residuary estate, as follows:
My residuary estate goes to:
6. Surviving me
A person inherits under this will only if they are alive 28 days after my death. Anyone who dies within those 28 days is treated as if they had died before me.
7. Powers of my trustees
My trustees may sell any part of my estate, keep or invest the money as if it were their own, and give a gift to a beneficiary under 18 to their parent or guardian, whose receipt is a full discharge for my trustees.
8. Funeral wishes
My wishes, which guide but do not bind my executors:
Signing
I sign this will in ink in the presence of the two witnesses named below, who are both present at the same time.
Signed by the person making this will in our presence, both of us being present at the same time, and then signed by each of us in their presence. Neither of us, nor the spouse or civil partner of either of us, receives anything under this will.
