What a will does
A will sets out what happens to your money, property and belongings after you die, and who is responsible for sorting it out. An LPA covers decisions while you are alive; a will covers what happens afterwards. They do different jobs, and most people need both.
Why it is worth doing
Without a will, the law decides who inherits, not you. Writing one lets you choose who benefits, name the executors who will handle your estate, and, if you have children under 18, name the guardians you would want to look after them.
A will is not permanent either. You can update it as your circumstances change — and you should review it after major life events, in particular marriage or civil partnership, which generally revokes an existing will.
How it works with us
- Answer the questions online, one part at a time, at your own pace.
- Your answers build a complete will from our solicitor-drafted template — the legal wording is fixed, only your details change.
- Nothing to pay while you fill it in. Payment is the last step.
- Every document is personally checked by Benjamin Gilbert before it reaches you.
- We send clear written instructions on signing and witnessing. A will has no effect until it is signed and witnessed correctly.
- Post the signed original back and we check it, then store it for you free of charge.
What it costs
£50 — or free if you put both types of LPA in place first. See our pricing page for how the free Will works.