Creating a will is essential for ensuring your loved ones are protected after your passing. While cheap or free will-writing services may seem like a quick solution, they often come with significant risks. In contrast, a bespoke advice service, like the one we offer at SLS Wills and More Ltd, provides a personalised, comprehensive solution that fully reflects your wishes.
Basic vs. Comprehensive Planning
Cheap/Free Wills: These services offer basic, one-size-fits-all templates that may not address complex family situations or specific wishes, such as tax planning, trusts, or vulnerable beneficiaries.
Our Approach: We start with an in-depth consultation to fully understand your circumstances and goals. Our tailored solutions address everything, from inheritance tax planning to setting up trusts, ensuring your estate is handled as you intend.
Legal Accuracy and Risk Reduction
Cheap/Free Wills: Automated templates used in free or low-cost wills often lead to ambiguous language or mistakes, risking disputes or even invalidating the will.
Our Approach: Our experienced professionals ensure your will is legally accurate and up to date with any legal changes, significantly reducing the risk of errors. We understand how specific wording can impact your intentions and take care to avoid potential pitfalls.
Tax Efficiency
Cheap/Free Wills: Most basic services don’t account for tax efficiency or strategies that could reduce inheritance tax, leaving your beneficiaries with higher liabilities.
Our Approach: We provide tax-efficient estate planning, reducing inheritance tax liabilities and other costs. This helps ensure your beneficiaries receive the maximum possible inheritance.
Lifetime Support and Updates
Cheap/Free Wills: These services rarely offer ongoing support, leaving you with outdated documents as your life circumstances change.
Our Approach: We offer lifetime support, regularly reviewing and updating your will to ensure it aligns with any new circumstances—such as marriage, children, or new assets—providing peace of mind that your will remains relevant.
Peace of Mind
Cheap or free wills may overlook crucial details, potentially leading to costly disputes for your loved ones. Our bespoke service ensures that your will is carefully crafted, legally sound, and regularly updated, offering long-term security for your family.
Everyone needs to be aware that the cheap/free services are literally just the Will, there is no way that these documents can guarantee that they are right for your circumstances. Some may even say “Solicitor-checked” but how does the solicitor know that the Will is right for you without sitting down with you and checking your situation? The solicitor is literally checking that the Will makes sense in terms of how it is phrased, not whether it is right for you.
In conclusion, while cheap or free wills may appear cost-effective, they lack the personalisation and legal safeguards of a bespoke service. We ensure your will is right for you and your circumstances, providing your family with lasting peace of mind. These documents are probably the most important documents you can create, don’t leave to chance by thinking cheap will do, because you don’t know what you don’t know.
