Our Blackheath wills were drafted in 2001. Do we need a full redraft or amendments?

Usually a full redraft. Wills from that period rarely include RNRB planning, because RNRB did not exist until 2017, and codicils tend to accumulate awkwardly on older wills. A clean mirror pair replacement is typically cheaper and cleaner than layered amendments.

How do Greenwich mirror wills maximise IHT allowances?

By leaving everything to the survivor on the first death, both nil-rate bands become available on the second death, plus both RNRBs where the home passes to direct descendants. Specialist drafters will model the combined position and structure the mirror pair to preserve every available allowance.

We both work at QEH. Do our pension nominations need to match our mirror wills?

Yes. NHS pension death benefits pass under nomination, not under the will, but the nominations should be consistent with the will's intent. Specialist Greenwich drafters will ask for both nominations and advise on updates alongside will drafting.

We are a cohabiting couple with a riverside flat in SE10. Mirror wills or separate?

Mirror wills almost certainly. A cohabiting couple with shared property needs both partners to inherit from each other, which intestacy does not provide. The mirror pair is the only mechanism, and for a cohabiting Greenwich couple it is the single most important legal document in the relationship.

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Mirror wills for Greenwich couples whose house is worth more than the combined thresholds

A Blackheath couple whose home is now worth £1.6 million are above the combined nil-rate bands before pensions, savings, and investments are counted. Mirror wills that use every available allowance, including RNRB, can save six figures in eventual tax.

Mirrored nil-rate-band and RNRB drafting coordinated across both wills

First mirror pairs for young riverside families and Woolwich buyers

Specialist drafting for NHS couples with coordinated pension nominations

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Why Greenwich mirror wills come in two very different shapes

A Blackheath couple whose home has appreciated from £400,000 to £1.6 million over 25 years needs a mirror pair that captures all available IHT allowances before they are wasted. The original wills they signed at the time of purchase almost certainly leave allowances on the table that a specialist redraft would capture.

A young riverside Greenwich family in a new-build flat is in a different position. Their mirror pair is a first mirror pair, focused on guardianship, cohabitation or marriage protection, and ensuring the new property passes to the surviving partner cleanly. Both types of Greenwich mirror pair exist; specialists we match handle each accordingly.

NHS-employed couples from Queen Elizabeth or Lewisham Hospital bring a third dimension: coordinating pension death benefits on both sides with the mirror pair. Specialist drafters will ask for both scheme nominations and align the will drafting with what the pensions actually pay out.

Why a Greenwich mirror pair can save the children £270,000 in eventual IHT

A Blackheath family home worth £1.6 million, passed via a mirror pair that preserves both nil-rate bands and both RNRBs, leaves £1 million effectively exempt from IHT on the second death. The same couple with wills drafted before RNRB existed will miss up to £140,000 of the available allowance. The mirror redraft is a six-figure decision disguised as an afternoon appointment.

Who commissions mirror wills in Greenwich

Long-term Blackheath and Lee homeowners whose estate has outgrown original wills

Young riverside families in SE10 new-builds with shared or cohabiting ownership

NHS-employed couples with coordinated pension death benefits to align

Older couples with grandchildren born since the last will was signed

How a Greenwich mirror wills pair is drafted at the right life stage

Free initial consultation to discuss your Greenwich situation and objectives

Specialist matched to your service need and area profile within 24 hours

Detailed instructions gathered, draft prepared, and review arranged on your schedule

Final document signed, witnessed, and stored with guidance on periodic review

Who We Match in Greenwich

Long-term residents in period homes with significant accumulated equity and IHT exposure

Young families in riverside developments who need first wills and guardianship provisions

NHS healthcare professionals with specific employment pension arrangements

Maritime and naval heritage families with traditional estate structures

Couples with properties in multiple south-east London locations

Bereaved spouses who need will updates following the death of a partner

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If your Greenwich home has quietly appreciated into inheritance tax territory and your mirror wills have not been updated in fifteen years, a specialist redraft is one of the highest-return pieces of legal work available. We will match you with someone who handles it as part of a wider review rather than a form fill.