Wills could pass on the burden of debt

People in the UK are increasingly feeling that they need help with debt management if they are to avoid leaving debts behind them when they die.

As life expectancy rises, the cost of care goes up, meaning that more and more people are leaving debt, rather than savings, to their children in the form of wills.

Before now, inheritance was often seen as something people could benefit from, perhaps giving them the opportunity to add to savings, or pay off mortgages. In today's financial climate, this does not seem to be the case.