The Legal Services Board, an independent body that oversees the regulation of lawyers across England and Wales, announced it will begin investigating how consumers can best be protected from poor quality and bad sales practices when buying wills.

Market research carried out by the Legal Services Consumer Panel showed that consumers often have appalling experiences when buying wills, which can have "huge personal and financial consequences for those who we care about most".

Question: I own property in England and countries abroad. Do I need more than one will -- one for England and separate wills for the other countries I own property in?

Discussion: A large number of people in the UK own property abroad, and in many cases the succession laws of the country in which the property is located could govern the disposition of that property on the owner’s death. For that reason, it is often a good idea to have more than one will to cover overseas assets that you might own. Read the following article to learn more:

• Foreign wills (FindLaw UK)