Around only one in two people in the UK has actually made a will. Unfortunately, this means that a high number of people die intestate, and their estates have to be administered in accordance with Rules of Intestacy.<\/p>\n
However, it is not only those persons who die without having written a Will who will leave uncertainty for their beneficiaries. All of the following describe situations in which the Rules of Intestacy apply<\/a>:<\/p>\n –\u00a0 The deceased had written a Will but it could not be found<\/p>\n –\u00a0 The deceased left a Will but it was not legally enforceable \u2013 for example, it was not properly witnessed<\/p>\n –\u00a0 The beneficiaries died before the deceased<\/p>\n –\u00a0 The beneficiaries died at the same time as the deceased<\/p>\n –\u00a0 The testator revoked the Will<\/p>\n