
Lets look at the five most common mistakes people make when it comes to making a will so you can start your planning already knowing how to avoid them.

Lets look at the five most common mistakes people make when it comes to making a will so you can start your planning already knowing how to avoid them.

It is of vital importance to us at The Society of Will Writers (SWW) that our standards remain the highest in the estate planning profession. Central to this commitment is our annual audit process.

The SWW Professional Standards Board is pleased to announce a new suite of template documents designed for the appointment of Locums. Under Section 2.13 of the SWW Code of Practice, maintaining a succession plan or locum arrangement is a mandatory condition of membership. While this has always been a requirement, we are now providing a...

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has issued confirmation on significant changes to the way applications for remission and exemptions of LPA and EPA registration fees will be assessed and processed.

Making a Will is one of the most important steps anyone can take to protect their family, assets and wishes after death. Yet, despite this, millions of people in the UK still die without one.

As another year begins, now is a good time to undertake a review of the current policies and procedures your business has in place from the beginning of taking client instructions to issuing final documents for signature.

Our last article raised a number of common issues we come across when gifts are made in a Will. Here are some more common reasons for a gift failing which we will explore in this article.

And so begins another year at The Society of Will Writers.

As we head towards the close of 2025, it is worth pausing to take stock of a year that has been significant for succession law, estate planning and will writing across the United Kingdom.

Our previous article highlighted issues that can arise with gifts made in a Will. The second part of this article will also focus on further issues we have come across with gifts made in Wills.