All Our Services Explained
A will protects your children, your family, and your property from the unwanted consequences
of not making a will. If protecting those you love and your property is a concern
to you then you need to make a will.
The solution: Our ‘Home-Visit Will Writing service’.
If you already have a will then ask yourself ... ‘How sure are you that is it up-to-date,
that it does not contain any errors or omissions, and will not trigger any unwanted
or avoidable fees or costs in the future.
Many existing wills will result in substantial fees and costs being incurred at the
time of the testator’s death; these can amount to many thousands of pounds in many
cases.
The solution: Our Will Check Service
No one really likes to think about loosing the capacity to make decisions, or the
loss of the ability speak, but you should. Planning now can make life so much easier
for those who will have to make decisions on your behalf, and allow you some control
over who makes those decisions for you, and also what conclusions they should come
to when making those decisions.
Failure to take action now could result in your bank accounts being taken over and
controlled by a statutory body, and a person [who you do not know] making decisions
on your behalf.
The solutions:
- A ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ enables you to appoint someone to make decisions on
your behalf.
- A ‘Living Will’ (sometimes called an ‘Advance Directive’) allows you to give specific
instructions to your doctors should you ever be unable to communicate your own wishes.
Other services we provide include:
- ‘Severance of tenancy’: Severing your property’s tenancy is sometimes recommended
as part of our advice when making a will. If you follow our advice then it is charged
as an extra service. We also oversee Title Registration at the Land Registry.
- Creating ‘Expression of Wishes’: these are created to support the content of your
will in certain cases. Depending upon the complexity we may ask for a small fee.
- ‘Will Storage’: Your will should be kept in a safe place, and where your executors
know it is held. Only where necessary do we offer will storage facilities - using
a number of recognised storage facilities.
- ‘Attestation’ i.e. Signing and witnessing a will: All wills need to be signed and
witnessed and we are pleased to offer this service. Where we have drafted a will
for you this service is usually included in the price. Where we have to travel excessive
distances, or we have not drafted your will for you, then we charge a small fee to
cover our costs.
- ‘LPA Certificate provider’: Each and every LPA must have a certificate provider.
Where we supply a LPA (Lasting Power of Attorney) then we normally act as the certificate
provider; our fees for doing so are incorporated into our pricing. If you want to
make your own LPA but cannot find anyone prepared to act as a certificate provider
then we may be able to help - for a small fee. Many people do not like to take on
this role.