Foreign Wills

Spanish Wills, French Wills, Greek Wills, American Wills

British citizens are increasingly owning property overseas. In some instances a UK will is not valid for willing property abroad and in nearly all cases it is advisable to have a will in the country where the asset exists.

By having a foreign will in place foreign assets can be dealt with in country and thus speeding up the process of probate for both the foreign will and the UK will.

If you are the owner of a property overseas it is very often a good idea to prepare a will relating to your property in that country. You will then also need to modify your existing English or other will. You will need to make sure that both are operating in the most tax efficient manner and, most importantly, that they do not contradict each other. Let our team of UK based lawyers from many different jurisdictions guide you through this process.

We can arrange to have will s drafted for UK assets and a wide range of off-shore locations including;

It is essential that yourUK Will or Wills do not revoke your foreign Will or Wills and That your foreign wills do not revoke your UK will.

This is a common mistake, often made by people who have  separate UK and Foreign Wills drafted.

To check this see if your current Will or Wills have the statement "I revoke all previous Wills and Testaments". 

If this is the case you may need to re-examine both your UK wills and your foreign wills to ensure one does not revoke the other.