It’s World Octopus Day today, we’re not squid-ding!
Get your affairs in order with a helping hand (or eight!) from CHSF and Octopus Legacy! In honour of World Octopus Day, we’re diving deep into 8 great reasons to ink your will for free…
IT’S FREE
It costs absolutely nothing to write your Will though CHSF and Octopus Legacy
DO IT ONLINE
Do it all through a mouse and keyboard – or even a few taps on your phone!
IT’S SPEEDY
Online Wills take an average of 15 minutes to create, and live chat and phone support is on hand if you need it. Ink-redible!
ON THE PHONE
If you would rather speak to someone to set up your Will, you can drop Octopus Legacy a line. Simply call the 088 773 4014 hotline
FACE-TO-FACE
By calling the Octopus Legacy hotline, you can also arrange a face-to-face appointment to discuss more and set up your Will in person
EXPERTS
Specialists at Octopus Legacy will review your Will within 10 working days, and the final document will be legally binding once you sign it
MAKE UPDATES
We get it – circumstance change! Optional membership costs £10 a year and enables you to update your Will as many times as you’d like
OTHER OPTIONS
Leaving CHSF a Gift in your new Will is entirely optional, but if you could spare a few (s)quid for CHSF it would make a massive difference!
We are proud to have partnered with Octopus Legacy to allow anyone 18+ to easily write or update a simple Will for FREE.
This can be done online, over the phone or a home visit service if you prefer.
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