Leave a legacy

There are many issues that could affect the level of your inheritance tax, so you should ask your financial adviser/solicitor about your particular circumstances. Further information is also available from HM Revenue & Customs.

Any gift, large or small, helps the National Forest to grow and it could also help to reduce the inheritance tax on your estate. Your estate includes your house, stocks and shares, pensions, insurance policies, annual service benefits, cash, PEPs/ISAs, and savings accounts.

Your financial adviser/solicitor will be able to provide you with advice specific to your circumstances, including latest information on inheritance tax.

If you do not currently have a will you may need to see a solicitor. Although you will have to pay a fee, you will receive sound professional advice and can be sure that your wishes are honoured.

We appreciate that your circumstances may change at any time which could have implications for your will.

If you ever need advice about leaving a gift in your will we will do our very best to help you, but we will never put pressure on you to share the contents of your will, as we respect your privacy.

You don’t need to tell us, but if you feel comfortable telling us your intentions then it will help us to plan our future work. We will also be able to keep you up to date with our work and invite you to special events if you would like us to.