Lawyer in Edinburgh for Writing a Will 18 July 2011 at 8:14AM edited 18 July 2011 at 9:49AM in Scotland 5 replies 868 views

wdw2003

I'm just looking for a competent lawyer who'll write a simple will without charging the earth. Anyone have any suggestions based on experience? Also, what sort of cost are we looking at?

Nosht

"a competent lawyer", no such animal.
Make sure that the person is a Member of the Will Writers' Association or similar as this is a Professional Qualification which most lawyers do not possess.

Regards,

N.

maggiesoop

Google Will Aid, it's when some lawyers give up their fee to write your Will and you just donate an appropriate fee to charity (I would say £100 would be reasonable) Not sure when it's on though.

wdw2003

Thanks both. I found a thread on MSE about free wills and Will Aid, but I got the impression you got a very basic job which may not be correct for you, which kind of put me off. Then I read about someone getting charged about £800 by a lawyer, which just sounded ridiculous. I can't seem to get a feel what what's reasonable and who's reliable.

Nosht

The Society of Will Writers.
Here is the link but this is only for Wales & England, I presume that Scottish lawyers have something similar.

http://www.willwriters.com

Regards,

Nosht.

albionrovers

wdw2003 wrote: »

Thanks both. I found a thread on MSE about free wills and Will Aid, but I got the impression you got a very basic job which may not be correct for you, which kind of put me off. Then I read about someone getting charged about £800 by a lawyer, which just sounded ridiculous. I can't seem to get a feel what what's reasonable and who's reliable.

What's ridiculous about it? Rates in Edinburgh are extortionate. What do you think pays for them? Go to a lawyer in a cheap wee town, same job done, same law applied.