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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

If you don’t have a will, now is the time to get one written for ‘free’

Illustration for Observer cash feature of a hand holding a pen over a last will and testament document
Not having a will is ‘like having a boat but no one’s steering it’. Composite: Alamy/Observer Design

People have been urged to overcome their fear of their own mortality and prepare a will to avoid losing control of what happens to their assets when they die.

Two out of three people either do not have a will, or have one which is out of date, according to research by Will Aid, a charity scheme that allows people to get a will written for free, in exchange for a suggested donation that is divided between a group of charities.

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