Share | Will writing is an art as well as a science. The terminology is these days a lot more "plain English" but the science of law applies. What does a person mean by what they say? Is what is written unequivocal and clear? Can it be challenged?
What if you ahve made a will and the law changes. Would you not want someone who is looking after your will to advise you that the law has changed?
The Legal Services Board is to look at will writing.
Too many people pay lip service to will writing but some take it seriously.
We all know we should write a will, but it’s one of those things that many of us never seem to get round to. In fact, it’s estimated that 60% of people die without ever having made a will.
At Emmersons Solicitors Helen Taylor is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly. She takes will writing seriously. She takes tax planning seriously. There are professionals who have been trained and gained qualifications in tax advice and estate planning.
If you are tempted by an advert that suggests that you can get a proper will for only a few pounds ask yourself: why? how?
There is a feeling that anyone can do anything if they read the correct guide and follow a few easy steps and "avoid the pit falls" without having to pay any money. Unregulated will writers offer a cheap service and then may introduce add-ons so as to make the cost of your "cheap" will rise. Will writers are no better than door-to-door salesmen.
The Government is keen to ensure that there is competition in the market place-absolutely fine. What it won't do is ensure that all those trading in the market place have the same or similar qualifications, have insurance against negligence claims, are regulated, are honest and efficient and skilled.
Just because someone calls themselves a "lawyer" does not mean they are a Solicitor or barrister or legal executive or licensed conveyancer or patent attorney. They could be an academic. They could be a former double-glazing salesman who has answered an advert for will writers and attended a day course on how to sell wills to people in their homes.
If price is all you care about then that is a matter for you. If you want to create a legacy that will work-then rest assured we can help you realise that aim.
http://www.emmersons-solicitors.co.uk/
What if you ahve made a will and the law changes. Would you not want someone who is looking after your will to advise you that the law has changed?
The Legal Services Board is to look at will writing.
Too many people pay lip service to will writing but some take it seriously.
We all know we should write a will, but it’s one of those things that many of us never seem to get round to. In fact, it’s estimated that 60% of people die without ever having made a will.
At Emmersons Solicitors Helen Taylor is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly. She takes will writing seriously. She takes tax planning seriously. There are professionals who have been trained and gained qualifications in tax advice and estate planning.
If you are tempted by an advert that suggests that you can get a proper will for only a few pounds ask yourself: why? how?
There is a feeling that anyone can do anything if they read the correct guide and follow a few easy steps and "avoid the pit falls" without having to pay any money. Unregulated will writers offer a cheap service and then may introduce add-ons so as to make the cost of your "cheap" will rise. Will writers are no better than door-to-door salesmen.
The Government is keen to ensure that there is competition in the market place-absolutely fine. What it won't do is ensure that all those trading in the market place have the same or similar qualifications, have insurance against negligence claims, are regulated, are honest and efficient and skilled.
Just because someone calls themselves a "lawyer" does not mean they are a Solicitor or barrister or legal executive or licensed conveyancer or patent attorney. They could be an academic. They could be a former double-glazing salesman who has answered an advert for will writers and attended a day course on how to sell wills to people in their homes.
If price is all you care about then that is a matter for you. If you want to create a legacy that will work-then rest assured we can help you realise that aim.
http://www.emmersons-solicitors.co.uk/
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