A person is at liberty to draft their own will if they wish, and therefore pay only for the ink and the paper required to write it or the cost of a DIY kit from a Highstreet stationary shop. Any such “DIY will” will be perfectly valid as long as it meets all of the…
When meeting with a client to take instructions for a Will there are some key considerations whether you are taking instructions in person, by telephone or by other remote methods such as Skype. First and foremost you must carry out an assessment of the client’s capacity to satisfy yourself that they have the requisite capacity…
Best Practice in Will Writing Whether you’re just setting up your own Will writing business, or you’ve been established for years, ensuring best practice not only means a better service for your clients, but could also result in fewer, or even no complaints, more referrals and repeat business later down the line. The following article…
The ABC of Will Storage with the National Will Archive: The National Will Archive, our document storage service, provides safe and secure Will storage based in Lincoln at Unit 2 Blackwood Court, Teal Park, LN6 3AE. We currently hold over 120,000 legal documents, and those include but are not limited to: Wills, Lasting Power of…
Sunday night brought us the third episode in the ITV adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s Vanity Fair. Spoiler alert… Vanity Fair follows the story of Becky Sharpe, a poor orphan out to make her fortune by whatever means necessary. She’s already courted her friend Amelia’s wealthy yet insecure brother and following a disastrous and…
SWW Conference 2018 – not long to go! We’re now just a month away from this year’s annual conference and it’s shaping up to be our best one yet! This year it’s taking place on the 8th and 9th of October at The Abbey Hotel in Redditch and as we do every year we’re…
Ever wondered about succession rights for cohabiting couples? The judgement for Banfield v Campbell [2018] EWHC 1943 (Ch) was handed down earlier this week, with the result being that the claimant was awarded a life interest in half of the net proceeds of sale of the deceased’s property rather than a lump sum. The claimant,…
The College of Will Writing (CWW) is the training arm for the Society of Will Writers (SWW) and is open to the whole profession for will writing courses. For over 24 years the College of Will Writing has been providing training courses for thousands of people who are considering Will Writing either as an add-on…
The transfer deadline day is a day in which all football fans get excited as it’s their teams last chance to wrap up business up until the new year. The transfer window this year is closing 3 weeks earlier than usual. With the transfer deadline getting closer for all premier league club there are many…
We are all aware that Will Writing is not regulated by statute, but that does not mean it’s not regulated at all. Consumers, if they feel they feel that their complaint has not been dealt with properly or that they are being ignored, which appears to be a growing trend, not only among will writers…
