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My name is Bill Ryan. I am a lawyer now working as a Legal Consultant specialising in Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning for Your Will Matters.

Bill Ryan

I am a member of the Institute of Professional Willwriters, an Affiliate of the Society of Will Writers and a Commissioner for Oaths.

You can me on 01225 582582 or 07942 959599.

Did you hear the Goughs advert on Heart radio in Wiltshire ?

A local solicitor called Goughs has a number of offices in the Wiltshire area at Chippenham, Corsham, Melksham, Calne, Devizes and Trowbridge. They arre currently advertising their services on Heart radio. This includes their Wills and Probate service which they suggest will save you money.

I am not going to disagree with them that making [...]

Bargain basement DIY Will kit found in Corsham

I have just seen the cheapest version of a DIY Will kit yet. I was posting a letter in the Box Post Office in Corsham (which in Wiltshire and just a few miles from Bath for those who don’t know). I noticed a poster advertising a DIY Will kit for just £9.99. Well that beats [...]

Financial Planning plus Estate Planning will give you peace of mind.

Many sensible and prudent people use an Independant Financial Advisor (IFA) to help them improve or guard their financial security. During the discussion with a good IFA you should be asked about any will you have in place. This is to assess it’s usefulness in relation to the advice and plans to be utilisedt [...]

Jade Goody Estate Planner

The recent sad death of a young mother called Jade Goody from cancer, made plenty of headlines. It has raised many issues including cervical smear testing regimes and the ethics of dying in the public eye.

The fact that Jade knew she would die in a short time made her deal with a number of issues [...]

If You Die Will it Kill Your Business ?

Running a business involves the use of your skills, your judgement and planning. So you can achieve your business goals. When thinking of your Will and how to deal with your business interests think about these questions:

What would happen to my business if I died tomorrow ?
Who would then make decisions about the business?
Would [...]

Write your Will and I will donate £25 to Comic Relief.

I was at a meeting yesterday where many of my colleagues dressed up for Comic Relief and we had a sort of ’swear box’ as well. My kids went to school in pyjamas today and paid £1 each for the privilege with the money going to Comic Relief.

So I will try to do my bit [...]

Would you ask your bank to be an Executor of your Will?

If you sign up your bank as an Executor of your will you may be well pleased by some of the cheap or free services they offer as a result. You might get a free Will (if it is a simple one!) and free storage, so what’s stopping you? You may save a few hundred [...]

Six bad reasons not to make a will.

Here is a list of six bad reasons for NOT making a Will:

1: “I’ve just been too busy to get around to doing it”

2: “I can’t decide who I want to leave things to”

3: “We want different guardians”

4: “My husband hates talking about making a Will”

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