Honey Legal - Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney

PeteG76

Has anybody had experience of using Honey Legal for Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney?

Keep_pedalling

No experience of that company, but as far as LPAs are concerned, they are fairly simple to do without the cost of paying someone else to do them. You certainly should not DIY wills, but my preference would be use a local SRA regulated solicitor.

Keep_pedalling

Pennylane said:

Keep_pedalling said:

No experience of that company, but as far as LPAs are concerned, they are fairly simple to do without the cost of paying someone else to do them. You certainly should not DIY wills, but my preference would be use a local SRA regulated solicitor.

I was always of the opinion that you should not do a DIY will but in recent years I have spoken to so many people who have had problems with wills that I am not sure it’s the right thing to do.  i have been left items in a family member’s will but another family member has been into the house and removed these and will not return them. The solicitor just shrugged his shoulders and the police won’t get involved as they say it’s a civil matter. I honestly can’t see the point of paying a solicitor to draw up a will and it’s not then followed through.

The sort of problem you talk about can happen with a will written by anyone, it is down the the executor to make sure the proper distribution happens not the person drafting the will. A mistake with a DIY could be an absolute disaster for an intended major beneficiary. A mistake with a regulated solicitor made will is less likely to happen, and can be rectified through the SRA complaints procedure if it does.

A will is one of the most important documents you ever draw up, and a few hundred quit spent on getting it right can avoid a major financial !!!!!!-up after you have gone.

Mojisola

Pennylane said:

i have been left items in a family member’s will but another family member has been into the house and removed these and will not return them. The solicitor just shrugged his shoulders and the police won’t get involved as they say it’s a civil matter. I honestly can’t see the point of paying a solicitor to draw up a will and it’s not then followed through.

Since when has theft been a civil matter?

Do you have any evidence that the person took the items?

Have you contacted the police and reported the theft?

Savvy_Sue

If the items taken had any value you could deduct them from that share if the estate.

But do you want a continued relationship with this person?