Legal Battle Won to Inherit Farm!

A man won his legal battle to inherit a farm where he worked without pay for 25 years.

The 57 year old spent most of his adult life helping out on his cousin’s farm in Somerset. During that time he agreed not to take any wages on the understanding that he would inherit the land, which was worth £2 million, when his cousin died. A Will was made out to this effect but could not be found at the date of the death. In the absence of the Will other members of the deceased’s family claimed the estate. The case went to the High Court which recognised the man’s remarkable commitment to his cousin and awarded him the farm, the remainder of the estate going to other members of the family.

“Proper advice is needed when making a Will and also the Will needs to be kept securely”, said Alan Porter of The Will Centre. The anecdotal evidence of ‘lost’ Wills is legendary. “It seems crazy that people go to all that effort to make a Will and then leave it lying around! At The Will Centre we offer a storage facility for clients. Its better to be safe than sorry, besides by the time it becomes known that a Will is lost it’s far too late to make a new one!”