Will Writing Service 

Around 56% of British adults have never written wills, despite most agreeing it is important. Even among people aged 50 to 64, over half have not made wills. Nearly two-thirds of UK adults either have no wills or have wills that are out of date. When someone dies without a valid will, the law steps in and assets pass according to a fixed formula, not your wishes.

Under intestacy, married couples and civil partners can inherit, but unmarried partners (cohabitees) do not automatically inherit. Without wills in place, there is no document directing who should care for your children, who manages your property, or who deals with your business interests. Over one in five people say concerns about what they will pay are the main reason they delay writing wills. Not having a will can lead to costs and delay for families.

Our writing services cover everything from simple wills to more complex wills for blended families, business owners, and people with assets abroad. We work as professional will writers with clients across the UK, producing wills that are legally sound and built around your wishes. Our writing services are available online and in person, so there is a way to work with us that suits every person.

Wills can cover such things as:

• Who receives your money, property, and personal possessions
• Who you choose as guardians for your children if both parents die
• Who acts as executor to carry out your wishes and manage the estate
• Any gift or gifts to specific beneficiaries or charity

We aim to give every client the same level of care. We draft wills carefully so they reflect your wishes and meet the formal requirements. Many people who contact us have never thought about their own will before, and we walk them through it without pressure or jargon. You can also choose guardians for your children directly in your wills, which is one of the most important things wills can do for parents.

Writing wills with us follows four clear simple steps: consultation, drafting, reviewing, and signing. There is no pressure to decide in one meeting.

Step One: Free Consultation to Talk Through Your Wishes

We start by getting to know your circumstances. This covers your family, your savings and holdings, whether you already have an existing will, and what you want to happen when you are gone. Your circumstances shape every decision in your wills, which is why we spend real time here before drafting anything. For example, how a civil partnership affects the way your estate is passed on, or how to protect children from a previous relationship.

Step Two: Drafting Wills That Reflect Your Exact Wishes

Our will writer prepares a clear draft that reflects your wishes. A will is a legal document and every word matters. We check for common issues such as missing clauses and witnessing errors.

Step Three: Reviewing Your Wills Before Signing

Before anything is signed, you read through the draft with us. This is your chance to adjust, add detail, or ask for advice. Getting the review right is how we protect everyone from a will that looks fine but does not do what they intended. Even small errors in wills can create real problems for your beneficiaries.

Step Four: Signing Wills Correctly Under UK Law

A will must be signed by the person making it in the presence of two witnesses. All three must be present at the same time. Witnesses cannot be beneficiaries of the will. A will signed incorrectly is not valid, and wills with signing errors are one of the most common reasons families end up in dispute at probate. Wills that are correctly signed and witnessed hold up; wills that are not do not. In situations where the testator cannot sign personally, a will can be signed on behalf of the testator if directed to do so, provided they are of sound mind.

A professionally drafted single will from a specialist will writing service typically costs around £330. Mirror wills for couples generally cost around £595.

At Prescient Wealth & Estate Management we charge a one off fee that is fixed and agreed before we begin. No hourly billing, no hidden extras, and no small print to worry about. 

We also work alongside free wills month, which runs in March and October and allows over-55s to access free basic wills through participating solicitors. Free will schemes are suitable for some people. Our paid service may suit those with more complex wishes.

**Please note this is a rough guide and the actual cost will vary based on your financial situation, the complexity of advice required, and the service you choose. We keep an updated price list on our wills & lpa fees page but you need to contact us for an accurate quote.

Only around 41% of UK adults currently have wills. Just one-third of people have updated their wills within the last three years, and the average UK will has not been reviewed for around six years. Getting married automatically revokes wills in the UK, which many people do not realise until it is too late. A marriage means a new will is needed, as does entering into a civil partnership. The birth of children, serious illness, or significant changes to your money and assets are all strong reasons to create a new will. These are the circumstances where wills that were correct when written can stop reflecting your actual wishes.

We recommend everyone reviews their wills every five years or after any major life event. That is the same way we support all our clients, whether they are updating simple wills or rewriting more complex ones involving business interests. Our panel of solicitors we work with can also advise on whether your existing wills still hold up under current law, which can happen to be worth checking even when you think nothing has changed in your life. We offer free initial guidance to help you decide whether your wills need attention, and you can pay for a full review only if you need one.

When someone dies without a will, everything they owned passes under the rules of intestacy. Unmarried partners, close friends and step-children do not automatically inherit under intestacy. Writing a will can help you set out who should benefit.

An intestate estate often takes longer and costs more at probate. The HM Courts and Tribunals Service becomes involved in decisions that should have been yours alone to make. Beneficiaries may face delay and additional costs. Executors also carry personal responsibility without clear instructions to guide them, and that can happen at the worst possible time. A solicitor handling an intestate estate will often charge more and take longer than a solicitor dealing with one where clear wills exist. A solicitor also has no way to interpret what the person wanted, because there is no will to refer to.

We offer a free initial call so you can find out exactly what your wills need to cover before you commit to anything. Writing wills now means the right services and the right people are already in place to deal with whatever happens later.

DIY wills are legal, but they are the most common source of invalid wills at probate. The small print matters. A missing residuary clause, or someone signing wills without two witnesses present, can make the whole document worthless. At that point the estate is treated as though no wills existed, and the family has no legal basis to claim what they were promised.

A legal professional reviewing your wills before you sign can catch these problems quickly. Our will writers are trained to check for common drafting and signing issues. For example, wills that include a gift of property, a gift to a civil partner from a previous relationship, a gift to children from an earlier relationship, or a gift of business shares all need careful drafting. We aim to produce a will that reflects your wishes.

A solicitor can be brought in to review wills where the situation calls for it, and our services include that referral. For most clients, our will writers deal with everything from start to finish. For more complex wills, a solicitor review adds an extra layer of reassurance, and we make it easy to arrange. Either way, you are never left to deal with it alone.

Wills only take effect after death. Lasting power of attorney gives someone the legal authority to act on your behalf during your life, including if you lose mental capacity due to serious illness, an accident, or a long-term condition. Without it in place, even close family cannot manage your money, your home, or your care. They would need to apply through the courts, which takes time and costs significantly more than putting a lasting power of attorney in place at the same time as writing wills.

Our services extend well beyond writing wills. We offer power of attorney support, estate planning advice, and probate service guidance so that your wishes are protected at every stage. Our probate service supports executors who are responsible for dealing with what someone leaves behind after death. Every person who uses our services can benefit from that full range of support, and we are here to help families deal with it. Wills created through our services come with the reassurance that we are available to support your executors when those wills are needed.

When to Appoint a Professional Executor Through Our Services

A professional executor can be appointed directly in your wills to manage the estate after death. This is worth considering when wills involve complex asset distribution, business interests, or beneficiaries who are minors. For example, where wills include trusts or overseas holdings, having a professional executor named in those wills avoids the family facing a complicated task at the worst time. We act as professional executors for clients whose situation makes that the right choice. Because we wrote the wills, we already have full knowledge of the wishes of the person making them, and the estate can be dealt with far more efficiently as a result.

More than half of people without wills say the main reason is that they simply have not got round to it. Our will writing service is for anyone who wants to decide what happens to their estate and protect the people they care about. Our writing services are especially relevant if you have children, own a home, run a business, are in a civil partnership, have money or assets in more than one country, or have remarried. You should also create a new will if an existing will is more than five years old or if a serious illness has made you think harder about the future. In any of those circumstances, our will writers can help you understand exactly what your wills need to say.

Visit our website to see what our writing services include and how to book your free consultation. Our website also explains how our services work both online and in person, so you can choose the support that suits you. We provide free initial guidance on our website before you commit to anything, because we want every person to feel confident about the wills they are creating.

Will writers in the UK are not currently regulated by statute, so it is worth checking qualifications and accreditation. Choosing the right will writers matters as much as choosing to make wills in the first place.

At Prescient Wealth & Estate Management, an estate and wealth management company, our will writers offer a personal service. Our will writers are responsible for every set of wills we produce, and we support everyone from first consultation through to signing and secure storage. We can store your will securely and tell your executors where it is kept. A will that cannot be found is as good as no will at all. For example, we have seen cases where a valid will existed but nobody knew where it was stored, and the estate was treated as though no will existed at all.

If you do not yet have a will, you may want to consider writing one. Contact Prescient Wealth & Estate Management for a free quote on our will writing service. We will talk through your situation, explain what your wills should include, and give you a fixed price with no obligation.

Important: Will writing is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Will writers in the UK are not currently regulated by statute.