Inheritance tax, probate and cost: how making a will avoids complications for those left behind

It’s important to get good advice to make sure your wishes are followed and your loved ones are cared for

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld recently left €1.3m in his will to his cat, Choupette. Photo: Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images — © picture alliance via Getty Image

Sinead Ryan

I spoke at a symposium recently, preceded by a curator from the National Gallery who unwittingly provided a neat segue into my talk, which was on wills and inheritance.