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Is Your Last Will and Testament Legal?  

Is Your Will Valid?

Could your will be challenged for undue influence,

lack of mental capacity, or even fraud?

Is your Last Will and Testament legal? It might surprise you but many wills are not legal; they have not been made in compliance of the strict criteria set out in the  Wills Act 1837.

Many more wills are legal, but because they were made using an online will-writer, or over the phone, or by postal application, or using a DIY kit, these wills are vulnerable.  They are vulnerable to accusations of undue influence, lack of mental capacity, and/or fraud -- the accusations are usually made after the testator’s death.  And proving your will was not subject to these accusations can be very difficult  -- especially if you have already died!

Yet more wills are simply out of date.  Out of date because the testator’s circumstances have changed, or their family’s circumstances have, or the taxation rules have changed -- and the testator has just never found the time to update their will.  

And have you ever considered that your will might contain errors?  Has your will ever been checked by someone other than your original will-writer? Very few have. A surprisingly high number of wills contain errors or omissions that will cost the testator’s estate substantial fees in the future.  Or even worse ... Render the will invalid!

Others include clauses that are, in short, a blank cheque to a solicitor to complete at the time of the testator’s death!

Whichever failing a will has the outcome is often the same: Avoidable future expense and hassle. ‘Avoidable’ because if action is taken now the costs and extra inconvenience can all be avoided.

How confident are you that your will is not compromised in some way? Are you 100% sure it’s legal, up-to-date, error free, made after a face-to-face discussion with an experienced will-writer, and does not contain any clauses that will line the pocket of a solicitor in the future?  Would you like renewed confidence in your present will, and peace of mind knowing your existing will covers all the topics that it should?

Our guide ‘Is Your Last Will and Testament Legal?’ is the answer to your needs, It allows you to comprehensively check your own will, from the comfort of your own home, without visiting your solicitor or will-writer. It may save you wasting your money on buying an unnecessary new will.

No prior legal knowledge is required.

Costing just £1.99 for the downloadable PDF version (or £7.99 for the printed and bound version) this guide asks a series of easy-to-understand structured questions that covers such topics as:  the legality of your will (including signing, witnessing, attestation, alternations), will storage, saving money (including executor appointments), legacies (including gifts for pets, gifts of property, and gifts to charity and clubs), residue distribution (including the dangers of class distribution clauses), wills for businessmen and businesswomen, trusts (including discretionary and interest in possession trusts and how they might be used), children (including attainment age, stepchildren, guardians) as well as touching on aspects of taxation and funeral planning.  

The comprehensive 30+ A4 page guide includes a helpful guide on how to correct any shortcomings identified, together with other money saving tips.

To order your copy of the guide ‘Is Your Last Will and Testament Legal?’ as a pdf file (Click HERE) that will be emailed to you, or for a bound copy click HERE.

• Is your will out of date?
• Features of our guide: ‘Is Your Existing Will Legal?
• the will check service explained

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