Standard and Complex Wills

From £250 +VAT (individual) or £350 + VAT (couple making wills on similar terms)

A Standard Will is suitable for most people with relatively straightforward estates.

What is included in this service:

• An initial, no obligation consultation of up to an hour at one of our offices with one of our will writing specialists. A home visit may be possible depending on your circumstances and location, or we can arrange a meeting via Skype, Zoom or other video call.
• A second meeting at one of our offices to sign the will. Alternatively, we will provide you with detailed instructions on how to sign your will at home.
• We will provide both witnesses (if signed at our offices) and ensure that the will is correctly signed
• Appointment of executors
• Appointment of guardians for minor children
• Up to 20 specific monetary gifts or gifts of personal possessions to individuals or charities
• Nominating who the remainder of your estate will be left to (up to 10 different parties)
• Specifying who would inherit if any beneficiaries die before you
• Specifying what age children will inherit
• Will written in plain English
• A comprehensive commentary explaining the terms of the will
• A basic overview of the current inheritance tax position (not specific to your estate)
• Lifetime storage
• Regular review reminders
• Subscription to our newsletter

When might a Standard Will not be suitable:

• If you require inheritance tax planning advice
• If you require advice relating to life policies, pensions or mortgages
• Where you want to set up a trust in your will
• If you are wanting to disinherit people from your estate
• Where you have foreign assets
• If you have business interests
• If we require an assessment of your capacity to make the will 

Trust Wills & Complex Wills
From £500 +VAT (for an individual) or £600 +VAT (couple making wills on similar terms)

Our trust wills and complex wills are suited to clients who require more in depth advice or whose wills require more bespoke drafting.

What is included in this service:

All of the services included in our standard wills PLUS:
An initial, no obligation consultation of up to an hour and a half at one of our offices with one of our will writing specialists. A home visit may be possible depending on your circumstances and location
Basic advice about your current inheritance tax position
Advice about protecting your assets against future care costs
Advice about protecting assets for vulnerable beneficiaries
Inclusion in your will of a life interest trust, disabled persons trust or discretionary trust
Advice about ensuring that children from previous relationships will inherit
Advice about disinheriting beneficiaries and steps that may be taken to reduce the risk of disputes
What won’t be included:

In depth inheritance tax planning advice
Advice relating to life policies, pensions or mortgages
Multiple or highly complex trusts
Advice relating to foreign assets
In depth advice relating to business interests
Drafting letters of wishes
Arranging an assessment of your capacity to make the will