Are You Thinking About Making A Will? - Davina Charlton - Wills and Probate Solicitor

So you’re thinking about writing a will? Well in this video we meet Davina Charlton, a specialist wills, probate and estate planning solicitor. In addition to discussing the process of writing a will, we also address the pros and cons of all of the options available to members of the public, from using a wills and probate solicitor to purchasing a low cost, of even free, DIY option.

This candid and frank interview highlights the various considerations which consumers, who are thinking of making a will, need to be aware of with all possible choices available to them beyond just the cost implications.

Members of the public effectively have four choices when it comes to making a will. These are:

Do it yourself
Go to a charity (which is often offered as free)
Go to a will writer
Go to a solicitor

Each of these four areas are scrutinised in detail so that you the viewer is fully aware of the choices available to them and the decisions they will need to make.

One of the most surprising things which came form the interview is the various levels of risk that customers can be exposed to, without knowing, with a lot of the options available to them. For example, by going to charity to have a will made, which is often advertised as a free service, it may well be that only a few very basic choices are available to the customers. Should anything more be required, beyond the basic package, then the customer will often have to pay for that service. In addition to this, the charity will often expect the customers to leave a certain amount of money to the organisation in question again challenging the notion that it is free when in fact it is a type of deferred payment.

In essence, for those considering writing a will, this video explains everything that someone needs to know before making any choices on which option to take and who to instruct, by an expert in the field: Davina Charlton, a wills and probate solicitor.