Wills - Cheap Deals or Solicitor?

lindylootoo

I've been in touch with a few solicitors who are offering to prepare a simple will for anything from £20 to £65. I'm single (divorced), a home owner, two adult children who will inherit everything I have and one will be my executor...............what can possibly go wrong?
I've already drafted the will but am inclined to give my draft to one of the solicitors - who should be able to provide witnesses to signatures and any other formalities required. Should I feel confident in asking one of these solicitors - or should I go to the one who has quoted me £800 plus? 

Keep_pedalling

I doubt whether any solicitor will draft you a will for £20-60. 

What could go wrong - well both your children could predecease you, what then? Why only one executor, better to appoint two or one plus a back-up. 

Emmia

lindylootoo said:

I've been in touch with a few solicitors who are offering to prepare a simple will for anything from £20 to £65. I'm single (divorced), a home owner, two adult children who will inherit everything I have and one will be my executor...............what can possibly go wrong?
I've already drafted the will but am inclined to give my draft to one of the solicitors - who should be able to provide witnesses to signatures and any other formalities required. Should I feel confident in asking one of these solicitors - or should I go to the one who has quoted me £800 plus? 

The £20 - £65 price bracket sounds like a will writer rather than a qualified solicitor. 

In the pandemic I paid ~£200 for a fairly simple will with a firm of solicitors (in London). I would however spend the money on a solicitor, rather than a will writer. £800 is high, you should be able to find a solicitor to sort it out for a couple of hundred.

madbadrob

I suspect anyone quoting yoy 60 pounds to write a will is not a solicitor.  My advice is always to use a solicitor and you could actually get this done for free if you could find a solicitors firm who will provide wills for free for a charity.  I say free as most will ask you to leave a legacy for the charity or make a donation.  This would be cheaper than paying a solicitor to provide you a simple will.  If you cant id expect you to be looking to pay around 200 to 300 pounds depending on how the will is to be formulated.  

Rob 

FlorayG

Get a free will through a charity. They each have a list of solicitors who work for them. It actually IS FREE they ASK you if you would like to make a donation or leave a bequest but it's not obligatory. I had mine updated this way with the same solicitor I had paid to do my previous will
DO NOT use any online will writers, they don't know what they are talking about

ahfat41

FlorayG said:

Get a free will through a charity. They each have a list of solicitors who work for them. It actually IS FREE they ASK you if you would like to make a donation or leave a bequest but it's not obligatory. I had mine updated this way with the same solicitor I had paid to do my previous will
DO NOT use any online will writers, they don't know what they are talking about

When you do it this way, will the will be drafted and given to you to get your witnesses or can the will be witnessed there. I am thinking of having mine rewritten using the free will through a charity but by a local solicitor. Did they bind your will? Am asking as going through probate with late husband and they are asking for more info as will was drafted in single pages. Thanks