Making the future easier with Plan Ahead

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What is Plan Ahead?

How can Plan Ahead help me?

Time to get sorted

NatWest Plan Ahead is a free service we've created to allow you to create, securely store and share your key documents and end-of-life plans with your family.

Plan Ahead is designed for NatWest customers living in England and Wales, aged 18 and over, who are registered for Online Banking and have a valid UK mobile number.

Why choose Plan Ahead

Help your loved ones navigate challenging times when you can no longer manage your financial affairs
You can nominate important people in your life, like family or an executor, for Key Person Access
Once set up, you can update your plan as life changes, at any time
Prepare for unforeseen health or life situations by thinking about your future healthcare wishes

What can I make, store and share in Plan Ahead?

Your will

Learn about how to make a will, what to discuss with your solicitor and how to store it.

Legal arrangements

Who would you want to make decisions on your behalf if you couldn’t? Learn about setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney.

Your wealth

Safely record information about what accounts, insurance policies and valuables you have, and any money you owe.

Health care plans

Start thinking about your health care wishes. Let your loved ones know how you'd like to be treated if you can’t look after yourself.

Funeral plans

Plan Ahead can help you take care of all the details that go into a funeral or memorial service during a time that’s emotionally difficult for friends and loved ones.

Pet care

Don’t forget to plan for the care of your pets. You can record your wishes for how your pets should be cared for if you couldn’t do it yourself.

Plan Ahead does not create or produce any legally binding documents. You should seek independent legal and financial advice in making any legal documents such as Wills or Powers of Attorney. The information you upload to Plan Ahead should be kept up to date so that it can be relied upon by those who you have shared your plan with.

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