Unregulated will writers and will writing scams

"The wills had been dumped in a barn in Essex and it was not clear whether the Deceased had ever signed the will." This comment was made about the behaviour of one will-writing company by a former colleague of mine who now practices in south London.

A will is probably the most important legal document that most of us can ever make, yet the fact that they are relatively simple to create means that many people either do it themselves or respond to an advertisement by a will-writer rather than going to a solicitor. Sadly a lot of people think that a solicitor will charge astronomical amounts of money.