Welcome

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.

What is Probate?

‘Probate’ is a term used when talking about applying for the right to deal with a deceased person’s affairs. It’s sometimes called ‘administering the estate’.

If the person who has died leaves a Will

Normally executors named in the Will deal with the person’s affairs after their death.

An executor applies for a ‘grant of probate’ from the probate registry.  The ‘grant’ is a [...]

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 [...]