Standard, off-the-shelf wills fail unmarried partnerships because they ignore unique tax traps. We build robust, custom legal fortresses around your shared life.
We do not use generic templates. We deploy a combination of precise, highly specific legal tools designed to replicate and enhance the protections that married couples take for granted.
A formal legal contract outlining exactly who owns what, how household bills are split, and how assets are divided if the relationship ends.
The supplied content also explains that this can avoid an unplanned separation turning into an expensive court dispute over deposits, furniture and financial contributions.
This allows a share of a property to be left to a trust rather than directly to an individual.
The surviving partner can have the right to remain in the home, while the underlying value can remain protected for children.
This changes the way the property title is registered so each person can distinctly control their own share and pass it through their will.
This allows the partner to be formally appointed to make important medical and financial decisions if the other person becomes unable to do so.
Unmarried couples do not receive the same automatic inheritance tax treatment as married couples. Without specialist estate planning, assets that you have spent a lifetime building together may be exposed to significant tax when one partner dies.
40%
Potential Inheritance Tax Exposure
Specialist planning can help identify potential exposure and structure your estate around your family's circumstances and long-term wishes.
Marriage comes with automatic legal and tax protections. Cohabitation doesn't.
If you become critically ill, your unmarried partner can be legally banned from making medical decisions or managing your bank accounts. Your biological family holds all the legal power unless you sign an LPA.
Explore our transparent, fixed-fee cohabitation estate planning packages today and discover how we shield your life's work.
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