Wills and Probate Solicitor - Davina Charlton

In this video we meet Davina Charlton who’s a specialist wills and probate solicitor based in the East Midlands. In this interview we asked Davina everything a potential customers would want to know when it came to the subject of wills and probate as well as what potential customers should be looking out for when considering hiring a wills and probate solicitor.

The content includes a wide range of questions including the general overview of the subject as well as in-depth analysis of each of the areas of interest. What is clear from our interview is the range of possibilities and potential issues in relation to someone looking to either have a will written by an unqualified person or conducting the process of handling an estate themselves.

Wills are one of the few areas of the UK legal system which is unregulated. This means that there are many companies and individuals offering will writing and estate planning services who are not regulated through the SRA. The issue with this is that members of the public, other than using the services of a qualified wills and probate solicitor, are effectively hiring members of the public who may not only have limited (if any) training but are not accountable to any official third party for their actions. Should someone use the services of an unqualified will writer and encounter a problem they have no protection in any capacity. Therefore, the benefit of using a qualified and experienced wills and probate lawyer is not only protection but due to their training and knowledge, they are more likely to have an extensive array of advice and guidance on matters far beyond what a will writer will be able to offer.

At the time of making filing, Davina was a Senior Associate and based in the East Midlands. Her entire career has been in the wills, probate and estate planning domain.