The couple, who also have six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren, also organised a Power of Attorney each, which means their financial and medical decisions will be taken by a trusted member of the family when they are no longer able to do so thems

When John Gilmour’s brother passed away, dividing up his estate was problematic as he never had a Will or Power of Attorney in place.

John and wife Sheila were keen to prevent this from happening to their family when they are no longer here, so after seeing an article in The Sunday Post, they took the first steps towards securing their daughters’ future. The couple, from Dundee, contacted ILAWS and immediately were reassured that their Wills and Power of Attorneys would be drawn up by the estate planning experts.

Now their three daughters, who are in their 50s, will inherit – but without a Will in place, this could have easily taken over a year to settle and the girls would have been left with a legal bill of thousands of pounds.

John, 84, explained: “We had no Will and no Power of Attorney in place and, being honest, the reason was just laziness.

“We had been putting it off for years then when my brother died – and had no Will – it took ages to finalise and it went through a long, drawn-out process. In total it cost me around £2,000 to get through it. “When we contacted ILAWS, they took it in hand.

“They were very good, and explained everything so we understood it. I feel very happy about it. It is certainly a weight off our minds.” They were delighted with the service that they received. He added: “A lady came out to speak to us, and filled in the form; she was very nice and even spoke to my grandchildren. “All we needed to do was send a signed document and ILAWS did the rest. I was very happy with the service from ILAWS, they were nice, genuine people to deal with.”

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