Do It Yourself Wills

[echokilo]

Can anyone tell me the best way to go about writing a joint will using a do it yourself pack - which pack is the best to use and where can it be lodged afterwards? TIA

[langara]

Hi, my husband and myself have just made our wills through a local will writer, we checked her credentials first and made sure she had all the legal requirements,
She was very knowledgable and said the will packs obtainable from W H Smith
were very controversial as to all the legal wording etc. She charged us £150 for
two mirror wills, beautifully presented, which we have 2 copies of. We consider them worth the money as we know they are legal.

[echokilo]

Excellent - how did you find her and what credentials did she have that ensured you knew she was en expert?

[dzug2]

You don't lodge it anywhere - you keep it in a safe place and make sure your executors know where it is.

You CAN (for a fee) lodge it with the Probate Office - but very few people do.

[sara3]

you can lodge it at a solicitors' office or a bank, but some choose to keep it safely at home.

[langara]

Hi, echokilo, we found her in our local village magazine, it said she was regulated by the society of will writers and estate planning practitioners, so we checked and she was. She then passes our instructions to a qualified processor to be drafted professionally, and returned with finished product a few days later. Her firm is also a member of the Probate & Legal Services Ltd, which we also checked.

[lucca]

I paid £50 for solicitor to do my will (very simple one) (will, not solicitor!)