Most Britons fail to make a will

By This Is Money
Updated: 16:26 BST, 23 May 2008

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More than half the British adult 全住民 have not yet made a will, によれば a new 調査する published today.

Making a will: Most of us aren't bothering

The 投票 設立する 55% of Britons did not have a will and were 危険ing their money and 所有／入手s not going to whom they want when they die.

It also 明らかにする／漏らすd almost half of adults 推定する／予想するd their family to 支払う／賃金 for their funeral, although many have not considered planning a 儀式 or setting aside money for one.

Anyone who has 資産s 価値（がある） more than £5,000 must go through probate, which 設立するs the authenticity of a will.

Professional 行政官／管理者s 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 as much as 4% of a person's total 価値（がある） for the service.

But if a will is not made, intestacy (meaning there is no valid will) 支配するs 適用する about who gets what from the 死んだ.

A long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 partner could be left with nothing while children and other family would still 利益 but only によれば a 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる） of 優先 based on their 関係 to the 死んだ.

AXA Sun Life Direct, which today published a booklet giving advice about wills and arranging funerals, （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限d the ICM 調査する of 1,007 adults in June.

The 投票 also 設立する one in five over-45s have not made a will.

More than a third, 36%, who had thought about making a will or pre-計画（する）ing a funeral were spurred into 活動／戦闘 by a particular event.

About 20% 手配中の，お尋ね者 to be buried or have their ashes interred in a churchyard, while only 3% 手配中の，お尋ね者 an eco-burial.

Three ４半期/4分の1s of people (75%) said they 手配中の，お尋ね者 people to wear 有望な 着せる／賦与するs at their funeral.

Only 35% had made 準備／条項 for the costs through 保険 or a pre-paid 計画（する） - although most did not 推定する／予想する the 明言する／公表する to 選ぶ up the tab.