Like most, I put off doing a will. Though various things recently have indicated it’s important to do and not let things default to the state or have some long lost vague relative on a partner’s side inherit everything and nothing going to the nearest relatives (I won’t go into it, it’s complicated, but suffice to say, sort out a will, and I really must do).
Anyway, one concern is executors. As I understand it some companies, banks, solicitors etc try to assign themselves as executor, which may seem they take the hassle out of the process but they can also consume a lot of money from the estate in fees. Or so I’ve heard. ?
Talking to legal & financial people “who seem to know what they’re talking about” gives a lot of confidence, but then from pensions I’ve found that’s ended up with them take a lot in fees (regularly in the case of pension).