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vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 5:55 pm Post subject: Making a joint will
EV and I are in the process of making a joint will. We consulted with a solicitor this morning and their charge is ï¿½180+VAT is this reasonable?

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 6:00 pm Post subject:
Wait till they do the annual free writing in return for a charity donation. But do do the will. Ours cost me 3 bottles of decent Barolo

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 6:30 pm Post subject:
I think that was the sort of money we paid for mirror wills

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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Location: Leeds

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 6:34 pm Post subject:
For a straight forward mirror will it's on the upper side as I've seen similar prices inclusive of VAT.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 6:36 pm Post subject:

12Bore wrote:

Wait till they do the annual free writing in return for a charity donation.
But do do the will.

Ours cost me 3 bottles of decent Barolo

This was what I meant:
https://www.willaid.org.uk/

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 6:41 pm Post subject:

Yes, we paid that for ours. However, we did at the time know at sometime in the then future we planned o have more children and asked about adding/altering names which was said to be free...nevertheless they since wanted to charge use ï¿½95 to add Maximus... so make sure you have details of such potential changes and the charges in writing... I should take my own advice from time to time

(you never know who will come and go into an out of a life .. you might suddenly wish to be specific about an item or sum of money to a specific person for example.)

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 8:53 pm Post subject:
our bank did ours for 'free' as one of the small print extras they don't tell you about until you ask

baldybloke

Joined: 24 May 2008
Posts: 1388
Location: Wiltshire

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 8:59 pm Post subject:
Several charities offer a free wills service as long as you leave them a small bequest. I did mine via the Soil Association. For ï¿½20 ish pound membership, this could be a cheaper option.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8945
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 9:06 pm Post subject:
mine for just me cost ï¿½100 plus vat, so ï¿½180 sounds about right

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 9:54 pm Post subject:
I thought you can get Will forms,and write them yourselves,but get a Solicitor to witness and sign?

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8945
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 10:16 pm Post subject:
I don't think that will cost much less- I'd worked it out with my children beforehand. The solicitor had very little work to do Anyone with a complicated will would pay more

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 12 10:22 pm Post subject:

istr you can write a will yourself without need of any formalities, does still have to be witnessed and signed. However, if challenged, istr it is much easier for it to/could fail or wishes not be carried out ...

There is a book called Parker's modern will precedents, it's handy for giving the sort of passages found in wills, if you intend to write your own.

Our fee and suspect others too, include storage and future help to our executors.

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 12 9:26 am Post subject:
That's reasonable for a joint will. Unless a will is particularly complex (trusts etc) about ï¿½100 per person is about average, thus ï¿½180 plus VAT is perfectly reasonable.

vegplot

Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 12 6:17 pm Post subject:
Thanks everyone, great advice as usual.

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