One of the most common things families tell us, in the weeks after a bereavement, is that they knew a Will existed, but they just couldn’t find it. Or they couldn’t access financial accounts, or they had no idea where the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) had been filed, or whether one had even been put in place.
These aren’t rare situations, but predictable ones. Unfortunately, they can add real complexity and cost to an already difficult time, whilst in the worst cases, they can even delay access to an estate for months.
We’re often asked whether there’s a practical way to prevent this. There isn’t a single answer that covers all eventualities, but there’s a useful modern tool we’ve started pointing our clients toward: Lyfeguard.
Although Lyfeguard is entirely independent of Buckles, we like what they have to offer. It is an independent, secure digital platform that allows you to store your important documents in one place: your Will, LPA, property records, insurance policies, financial account details and more.
You control who can access what, and importantly when, whether that’s a spouse, an executor, or a trusted family member. Everything is held securely on servers in the UK, with bank-grade protection for your data. And it’s all accessible from any device, anywhere, anytime.
It isn’t intended to replace proper legal planning and we’d always encourage you to have those conversations with us first. But once your affairs are in order, Lyfeguard is a sensible place to keep everything together, so you and your loved ones can always find things when they need to.
You can explore it at lyfeguard.com.
