Wills and nominations: 30 minutes that protect everything

5 chapters·14 min·action plan·mastery check

Chapter 1 of 5

The idea

Without a will, the law decides who gets your money — and unmarried partners can get nothing.

The checklist

1) Write a will (especially if you have children, a partner you're not married to, or property). 2) Fill in 'expression of wishes' / beneficiary forms for pensions and life cover — these often sit outside your will. 3) Tell someone where your documents are. 4) Review after big life events.

Predict first

In England & Wales, if an unmarried partner dies without a will, the surviving partner automatically inherits…

Money Pro

Unlock the full deep dive.

5 chapters, a real case study, your own action plan and a mastery check. Every Pro lesson on investing, tax, property, self-employment, retirement and protection, all Pro tools, and everything in Plus. From £7.99 a month.

Get Money Pro
Up nextLife cover: how much, and for how long→