DIY Will Kits – a story of choice

You want to make your will. You check out some prices. A local solicitor wants £300 for a pair of mirror wills. A local will writer wants £200 for a pair of wills and there is an online service that is charging £59.

Then there is the DIY Will Kit available in the high street shop. That is only £14.99. The shop is reputable and it looks well presented and finally you find a there is a nice looking website that looks good and the cost is on £29. That looks good too. OK let toss a coin.

The thing is whatever method you choose there will be nobody to give you the best advice and supervise the signing procedure or check that you have done the signing correctly.

Like many choices you make in life you come to your decision and get on with it.

To be fair there is good guidance in some DIY Will kits but they are not always that easy to follow. You have choices and decisions to make in areas you are unfamiliar with. Are you good at filling in forms too?

You get used to the fact that there is nobody, no professional who understands what you are thinking and the likely pitfalls to help you, to advise you. But it is cheap so that’s Ok.

When it is done put the Wills away in your drawer and that is that.

What awaits the person who has to deal with your creation from the DIY Will kit?

You may never know but someone else might be cursing you if it is invalid or just plain useless.