I am so elated after finally ticking off a longstanding item from my ‘to do’ list that I feel as if I could do a backflip. I’ve written a new will and feel rather chuffed with myself.
Disturbingly, I’m in a minority when it comes to having a valid will, laying down how my assets (home, savings and investments) should be distributed when I shuffle off this mortal coil.
A majority of adults in this country don’t have one for various reasons: a sense of immortality and more pressing financial priorities, such as the cost-of-living crisis.
Some 230,000 people a year die intestate
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