Professional Will Writing Service UK
Your wishes. Your family. Properly protected.I’m a professional will writing specialist and estate planning adviser based in Cornwall, working with clients across the UK. From straightforward wills to lasting powers of attorney and trust planning, I’ll make the important feel manageable.
A professional will writing service that makes the important feel manageable.
More than half of UK adults don’t have a Will. Not because they don’t care, but because it’s easy to put off, it feels complicated, and nobody wants to think about it. I understand — and I’m here to make it easy.
As a professional will writing specialist, I work with individuals and families across the UK to make sure their wishes are clearly documented, legally sound, and properly protected. Whether you need a simple Will, a Lasting Power of Attorney, or a trust arrangement for your property or business, I’ll guide you through every step in plain English.
The estate planning service goes beyond just writing a Will. I look at your full situation — your assets, your family, your property — and make sure everything works together to protect the people you love. Appointments are available at home, in our office, or remotely across the UK.
Personal Wills
A Will is a legally binding document that sets out exactly what you want to happen to your estate, your home, your savings, your personal possessions, and any other assets, after you die. Without one, the law decides for you, which may not reflect your wishes at all.
Without a valid Will, your estate will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy. These rules don’t always favour the people you’d expect, and they make no provision at all for unmarried partners, stepchildren, or close friends, regardless of how long you’ve been together or how important they are to you.
I take the time to understand your full situation before writing a single word. Who do you want to benefit? Who should be your executor? Are there people you want to exclude? Are there specific wishes, sentimental items, charitable gifts, funeral instructions, you want to record? I’ll make sure everything is captured clearly and correctly.
Once drafted, your Will needs to be signed and witnessed correctly to be legally valid. I handle all of this, and I’ll store your original Will securely, so it’s always available when it’s needed.
Business Wills
If you own a business, or a share of one, your personal Will may not be sufficient on its own. Business assets often require specific planning to ensure they pass in the right way, to the right people, without disrupting the business or triggering unnecessary tax.
A business Will works alongside your personal Will to set out your wishes for your business interests. It may cover who inherits your shares, how the business should be valued, whether surviving business partners have the right to buy back your share, and how Business Relief (formerly Business Property Relief) can be used to reduce inheritance tax liability.
I work closely with business owners to make sure both their personal and business affairs are properly documented, and that the two plans work together rather than against each other. This is particularly important where there are shareholder agreements, partnerships, or family members involved in the business.
Trusts
A trust is a legal arrangement where assets are held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). Trusts are an incredibly flexible planning tool, they can be used to protect assets, reduce inheritance tax, provide for vulnerable beneficiaries, or ensure that your estate is passed on in the way you intend.
Property trusts are particularly common for homeowners who want to protect their share of a property, for example, to ensure it passes to their children rather than being used to fund care costs if their surviving spouse remarries or requires residential care. A property trust written into your Will can give you that certainty.
Discretionary trusts, life interest trusts, and bare trusts each serve different purposes. I’ll explain the options clearly and help you decide whether a trust arrangement is right for your situation, and if so, which type best suits your needs and those of the people you want to protect.
Lasting Power of Attorney
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that gives someone you trust the authority to make decisions on your behalf if you lose the capacity to make them yourself, due to an accident, illness, or dementia, for example.
There are two types of LPA: one covering Property & Financial Affairs (your bank accounts, investments, property, bills, and financial decisions) and one covering Health & Welfare (your medical treatment, care arrangements, and day-to-day welfare decisions). You can arrange one or both.
Many people assume that their spouse or next of kin automatically has the authority to act on their behalf if they become incapacitated. This is not the case. Without an LPA, your family may have to apply to the Court of Protection for a Deputyship Order, a lengthy and expensive process that can leave them unable to access funds or make decisions during an already difficult time.
I prepare both types of LPA, guide you through the registration process with the Office of the Public Guardian, and make sure the right people are appointed. Registering an LPA takes time, it’s something to arrange well in advance, while you still have capacity to do so.
Tenancy Severance
If you own a property jointly with another person, typically a spouse or partner, you own it in one of two ways: as joint tenants or tenants in common. This matters more than most people realise.
Joint tenants own the property as a single, unified whole. If one owner dies, the other automatically inherits their share, regardless of what a Will says. Tenants in common each own a defined share, which can be left to whoever they choose in their Will.
If you currently own your home as joint tenants but you’d like to ensure your share passes according to your Will, perhaps to protect your children’s inheritance from a future relationship or care costs, I can sever the joint tenancy and change your ownership to tenants in common. This is a relatively straightforward process, but it needs to be done correctly and supported by an updated Will. I’ll handle the full process, including notifying the Land Registry and updating your Wills to reflect the new arrangement.
Secure Document Storage
A Will is only useful if it can be found when it’s needed. An original Will that goes missing after death — or turns up too late — can cause enormous distress, delay, and legal expense for the people left behind.
I offer secure storage for your original Will and other important documents, held safely on your behalf. When your executors need them, they know exactly where to look.
I can also store certified copies of your LPAs and other estate planning documents — giving you the peace of mind that everything is properly protected and accessible to the right people at the right time.
If you have an existing Will stored elsewhere that you’d like to transfer to our secure storage, I’m happy to arrange this. I’d also recommend taking the opportunity to review the document at the same time — Wills should be updated whenever your circumstances change significantly.
When should you review your Will?
A Will should reflect your life as it is now. Here are the key moments when you should review — and most likely update — your existing Will:
You get married or enter a civil partnership
Marriage automatically revokes an existing Will in England and Wales.
You get divorced
Divorce removes your ex-spouse as a beneficiary but doesn’t revoke the Will itself. A full review is essential.
You have a child or grandchild
Particularly to appoint guardians for young children.
You buy a property
Especially if you now co-own a home and want to protect your share.
You start or buy a business
Or your business circumstances change significantly.
A beneficiary or executor dies
Or you change your mind about who should be included.
Your financial situation changes significantly
Inheritance, gifts, or changes in assets.
Five or more years have passed
Even without major changes, a periodic review is good practice.
If any of the above apply to you, get in touch. I can review your existing Will and advise on what — if anything — needs to change.