| Will giving residue to spouse or civil partner absolutely, default to discretionary trust A will giving the residuary estate to a spouse or civil partner absolutely, with a default gift to a discretionary trust. It includes gifts of personal possessions (chattels) and money (pecuniary legacies). This will is a FastDraft shortcut, with preset answers. You can change any of these options to tailor the will to your client's specific requirements. You can also choose to produce a will commentary for the client. To produce and edit this will, click the Go button below. For more information about the will, see Drafting note: About this will below. |
| Letter of wishes: discretionary will trust (detailed clauses), with drafting notes A letter of wishes to use where a testator has made a will giving his trustees his residuary estate to hold on discretionary trusts and the testator wants to give his trustees guidance on a range of specific issues. |
| Will giving residue to spouse or civil partner on IPDI trust with overriding power of appointment, default to 18 to 25 trust, with nil rate band trust A will giving the residuary estate to a spouse or civil partner on immediate post-death (IPDI) trusts with an overriding power of appointment, with a default gift to an 18 to 25 trust for the testator's children. It includes gifts of personal possessions (chattels), money (pecuniary legacies) and a nil rate band discretionary trust. This will is a FastDraft shortcut, with preset answers. You can change any of these options to tailor the will to your client's specific requirements. You can also choose to produce a will commentary for the client. To produce and edit this will, click the Go button below. For more information about the will, see Drafting note: About this will below. |
| Will for single person, with drafting notes A simple will for a single person wishing to give his or her entire estate to an adult beneficiary, or in equal shares to two or more beneficiaries, with an optional default gift to charity. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Master Will with drafting notes This standard document is a will offering a range of options for testators. It has integrated drafting notes. The FastDraft version of this will now includes an optional commentary that you can send to the client, explaining the terms of the will. The commentary automatically reflects the choices you make when drafting the will in FastDraft. The will commentary is currently a FastDraft test version and we would welcome your feedback on how it works with the will you are drafting. Please send your comments to us via the feedback button (located in the banner at the top of all PLC pages). For amendments to the Master Will since the last FastDraft release, click here. |
| Will giving residue to spouse or civil partner on IPDI trust with no overriding power of appointment, default to 18 to 25 trust, with nil rate band trust A will giving the residuary estate to a spouse or civil partner on immediate post-death (IPDI) trusts with no overriding power of appointment, with a default gift to an 18 to 25 trust for the testator's children. It includes gifts of personal possessions (chattels), money (pecuniary legacies) and a nil rate band discretionary trust. This will is a FastDraft shortcut, with preset answers. You can change any of these options to tailor the will to your client's specific requirements. You can also choose to produce a will commentary for the client. To produce and edit this will, click the Go button below. For more information about the will, see Drafting note: About this will below. |
| Will giving entire estate to charity, with drafting notes A simple will for an individual wishing to leave everything to charity. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Memorandum about paperclip mark, with drafting notes A memorandum recording that a paperclip mark on a will or codicil does not indicate that another testamentary document was attached to it. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Letter authorising disclosure of will to LPA or EPA attorney, with drafting notes A letter to a person holding the will of the donor of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) or an enduring power of attorney (EPA), authorising disclosure of the will to the attorney(s). This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Codicil with drafting notes A codicil amending an existing will. The codicil can be used to replace, delete and insert whole clauses, and to amend wording within a clause. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Will giving residue to spouse or civil partner absolutely, default to 18 to 25 trust, with IPDI trust of real property A will giving the residuary estate to a spouse or civil partner absolutely, with a default gift to an 18 to 25 trust for the testator's children. It includes gifts of personal possessions (chattels) and money (pecuniary legacies) and a gift of real property on immediate post death interest (IPDI) trusts. This will is a FastDraft shortcut, with preset answers. You can change any of these options to tailor the will to your client's specific requirements. You can also choose to produce a will commentary for the client. To produce and edit this will, click the Go button below. For more information about the will, see Drafting note: About this will below. |
| Letter of wishes: personal possessions (detailed), with drafting notes A letter of wishes setting out detailed alternative methods of selection for use with a gift of personal possessions (chattels) in a will, coupled with a request to distribute them. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Will giving residue to spouse or civil partner absolutely, default to 18 to 25 trust, with nil rate band trust A will giving the residuary estate to a spouse or civil partner absolutely, with a default gift to an 18 to 25 trust for the testator's children. It includes gifts of personal possessions (chattels), money (pecuniary legacies) and a nil rate band discretionary trust. This will is a FastDraft shortcut, with preset answers. You can change any of these options to tailor the will to your client's specific requirements. You can also choose to produce a will commentary for the client. To produce and edit this will, click the Go button below. For more information about the will, see Drafting note: About this will below. |
| Letter notifying charity of deed of variation, with drafting notes A letter notifying a charity of a deed of variation in its favour, as required by section 142(3A) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Letter of wishes: personal possessions (simple), with drafting notes A letter of wishes in a simple itemised list format for use with a gift of personal possessions (personal chattels) in a will, coupled with a request to distribute them according to the testator's wishes. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Will giving residue to spouse or civil partner absolutely, default to 18 to 25 trust A will giving the residuary estate to a spouse or civil partner absolutely, with a default gift to an 18 to 25 trust for the testator's children. It includes gifts of personal possessions (chattels) and money (pecuniary legacies). This will is a FastDraft shortcut, with preset answers. You can change any of these options to tailor the will to your client's specific requirements. You can also choose to produce a will commentary for the client. To produce and edit this will, click the Go button below. For more information about the will, see Drafting note: About this will below. |
| Letter of wishes: discretionary will trust: charity beneficiaries, with drafting notes A letter from a testator to the trustees of a discretionary trust in his will, providing guidance about whether to benefit charities. It takes into account the lower rate of inheritance tax (IHT) of 36% for testators leaving at least 10% of their estates to charity, as the lower rate may be obtained by retrospective IHT treatment of trust distributions within two years after the testator's death under section 144 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. We would be interested in subscribers' views on this letter. You can send your comments by clicking on Ask a question in the banner at the top of all PLC pages. |
| Instructions how to sign a will, with drafting notes Instructions that can be sent to a testator explaining how to execute a will. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Instructions how to sign a codicil, with drafting notes Instructions that can be sent to to a testator explaining how to execute a codicil. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Letter of wishes: discretionary will trust (simple), with drafting notes A letter of wishes to use where a testatator has made a will giving his trustees his residuary estate to hold on discretionary trusts. |
| Will for husband or wife with adult children, with drafting notes A simple will for a husband wishing to leave everything, or virtually everything, to his wife (or the other way round), with default gifts to adult beneficiaries or a charity. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Covering letter for signature copy will or codicil, with drafting notes A letter to send to a testator with a signature copy will or codicil, enclosing instructions for signature. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |
| Will for civil partner, with drafting notes A simple will with integrated drafting notes for an individual in a civil partnership wishing to leave everything, or virtually everything, to his or her partner, with default gifts to adult beneficiaries or a charity. This standard document has integrated drafting notes. |