Ensuring your Will is valid
Administering a Will
Legal guidance after a diagnosis
Browse our new Legal Professionals Hub
Inheritance Tax Relief
Ensuring your Will is valid
There are certain requirements that a Will must meet, to ensure it is valid.
Your Will must be on paper, a ‘soft’ copy of your Will on a computer is not valid
Your Will must be signed by you, in the presence of two witnesses, who also sign your Will in your presence
These witnesses can be anyone over 18, neither can be a beneficiary of your Will, nor the spouse or civil partner of a beneficiary of your Will
These witnesses do not need to read your Will or be aware of its contents
Find more information on the Citizens Advice website here.
Administering a Will
Email or phone us if you have questions around administering a Will.
Email: LegacyOperations@cancer.org.uk
Phone: 020 3469 8797
Please continue to contact us by phone or email as above, rather than sending letters or cheques because we have limited access to our offices due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. Thank you.
Legal guidance after diagnosis
We understand that planning your affairs, particularly after a significant change in your health, can be an overwhelming time, especially with all the various legal tasks to consider, which can leave people unsure of where to begin. That’s why Cancer Research UK are offering the Legal Guidance Service to people organising their legal affairs.
Anyone using our service will get a free 60-minute consultation with a solicitor, will be able to write a simple Will for free and will also get a discount towards other legal services they may require.
Browse our new legal professionals hub
Access a wide range of inspirational and helpful resources including:
Engaging marketing materials
Upadates on our life-saving work
Finding out more about your Local Partnership Manager
Submitting your FWS forms online quickly and easily
Inheritance tax relief
Currently, if your estate is worth more than £325,000, the executors of your Will may have to pay inheritance tax at 40%. A way of reducing this bill is to leave 10% or more of your estate to charity as you may then qualify for a reduced rate of inheritance tax (36% rather than 40%) giving you more control over your own money.
You can calculate your predicted inheritance tax liability, and how this can be reduced with a gift to charity using the government’s inheritance tax calculator.
Inheritance tax can be complicated, so if you think that your estate might need to pay it, it makes sense to get professional advice.
Use the Legal Professionals Hub
Read more about the Legal Guidance Service
Inheritance Tax Calculator
