Making a will is important for anyone, sometimes a cancer diagnosis at a young age can change the way you think about your future, and make you think about things such as will writing before you might have otherwise. This isn’t a bad thing, a will ensures your wishes are legally documented.

A will ensures your assets including money, property and possessions are distributed according to your wishes rather than by legal intestacy rules. It is particularly important if you own a home, have children, have significant assets or want to protect a partner.

Updating your will as your money, property and possessions change over the years is also important.

There are a number of free or cheap Will writing services available on line:

• Macmillan Free Will Service | Macmillan Cancer Support
• Top free or cheap will-writing services – MoneySavingExpert