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Need advice on getting a Will completed
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I'm not saying solicitors are perfect, we hear of enough disasters on here to know that! But ...unforeseen wrote: »Is that why the SRA found that 25% of wills written by solicitors failed to achieve the desired quality
https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/news/press/will-writing-guidance.page
What they said!Keep_pedalling wrote: »If solicitors are that bad, goodness knows what a similar survey on will writers would have thrown up.
At least solicitors are regulated and beneficiaries have the ability to seek compensation where negligence has occurred.Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
All I'll add is that trying to get compensation for inadequate preparation of a will by a solicitor isn't as straightforward as one would hope.I'm not saying solicitors are perfect, we hear of enough disasters on here to know that! But ...
What they said!
However OP if your mother's will is straightforward then absolutely no reason why you can't write the will with your mother.
If you do go down the solicitor route once the will has been drafted do go through the well with your mother and make sure
A) You understand the various clauses and
They accurately reflect what your mother wants her will to say. 0 -
No, I'm sure it's not. But I stand by my belief that having a regulatory body to go to, and a regulated system whereby the clients of a solicitor going out of business / dying / retiring still have a regulatory body to turn to is a lot better than the system for will writers. There are at least two will-writing 'associations' and no will-writer HAS to be a member of either.All I'll add is that trying to get compensation for inadequate preparation of a will by a solicitor isn't as straightforward as one would hope.Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
If you do go down the solicitor route once the will has been drafted do go through the well with your mother and make sure
A) You understand the various clauses and They accurately reflect what your mother wants her will to say.
And that all names, addresses, relationships, etc, are correct - proof-read the whole thing very carefully.0
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