Guides to writing your will
Writing a will is a series of decisions, and most of them are easier once somebody has explained what the decision actually is. These are plain guides to each one. They are general information about the law in England and Wales, not legal advice.
The decisions a will asks you to make
- Online will or professional will writing. A straight comparison of a DIY form, a will written for you over the phone, and a high street solicitor, including which one your situation actually needs.
- Who should be your executor?. Who to appoint, what the job really involves, how many to name, and what happens if they cannot act.
- Appointing a guardian for your children. Appointing guardians for children under 18, when the appointment takes effect, and how to choose.
- Deciding who inherits what. Deciding who gets what, specific gifts against shares of the residue, and what happens with no will at all.
- Putting funeral wishes in a will. What a funeral wish in a will can and cannot do, and who actually needs to be told.
- Leaving your pet to someone in your will. How a will provides for a pet, why you cannot leave money to an animal, and choosing a carer.
- Leaving a gift to charity in your will. Naming a charity so it can still be identified years later, and the different ways to leave a gift.
About the Family & Estate Will
- Make a will. What making a will with us involves, from the first question to the finished document.
- Online will. Starting online and finishing on the phone, so a person checks the will before you sign it.
- A simple will. For a straightforward estate, without the parts that do not apply to you.
- How much a will costs. What you pay, what is included, and what a high street solicitor charges for the same job.
- Will writing service. A bespoke will written for you over the phone by an award winning team.
Start when you are ready
If you would rather just get on with it, the form takes a few minutes and an expert calls you back with your price.
Family & Estate Will £49, normally £249. Couples Will for you and your partner £99, normally £498. Offer ends 31 August.