Protect your estate from these mistakes

It’s a sad but unavoidable fact: one day we are all going to die. You will most likely have clear ideas about how you would like your hard-earned wealth – your ‘estate’ – to be divided amongst your loved ones or other beneficiaries. However, estate planning is a complex area of law and basic mistakes can see Wills declared invalid, money ending up with unintended recipients or benefits reduced by avoidable tax bills. So how can you avoid making some of these mistakes?