Making a Will

A solicitor who writes Wills is a skilled and qualified legal professional who has chosen to specialise in the ‘Estate Administration’ area of law.

If you have a large family, perhaps one with a complex structure and history, or perhaps where your work and determination have allowed you to accumulate wealth, it is all the more crucial that your estate and your family are protected to benefit fully in the ways you want, ensuring measures are taken to divide your estate in the most tax-efficient way. Our team will talk with you, discuss possibilities and scenarios that you may not have thought of on your own, and help you arrive at decisions that are yours alone to make.

We capture your wishes and intentions, by drafting a precise and legally binding document, robustly written to ensure its contents and instructions leave no room for dispute or challenge, thus guaranteeing your desired goals will be met. We ensure the process is thorough, simple, and as stress-free as possible.

Will writing is not regulated. This may seem strange given that a Will is such an important legal document, but unlike other areas of the law, there is no regulation governing the creation of a Will. This allows people or commercial organisations with no legal qualifications to offer Will writing.
Even though Will writing itself is not regulated, all Solicitors in the UK are, so, firstly a qualified solicitor has an in-depth understanding of the laws surrounding estate administration and inheritance tax. Furthermore, and in the highly unlikely event of solicitors charged with writing a Will making an error, there is ample provision for legal recourse on the part of your beneficiaries.

Law firms will all hold professional indemnity insurance. Also, complaints and claims regarding mistakes or omissions in a Will can be made to the Legal Ombudsman, or the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority).

With non-lawyer Will Writing Services, this protection does not exist. You will not have these safeguards.