Will · Step 2 of 5 · David & Margaret
How would you and Margaret like to make your wills?
- Your estate details
- Choose a route
- Choose a provider
- Check & consent
- Hand over
Based on your estate detailsA firm should advise you on parts of your wills
From what you've told us, your estate isn't straightforward: you and Margaret jointly own a villa in Spain, and you want a trust for your grandchildren. A solicitor or will writer should advise you on those parts, so we show the paid routes first. The free charity will is still an option: the firm you choose would advise on those parts and quote for them before any work. This is not legal advice, and we don't choose a route for you.
Your estate summary (£1,180,000 your share), your villa in Spain and your wishes carry over whichever route you pick. You can change your mind before anything is signed.
Your own charity gifts, including North West Railway Heritage Trust, stay in your wills on either route.
Professionally draftedWill drafted by a solicitor or will writer
Choose from local firms and regulated will writers. Fees are set by each firm and shown up front.
- Fixed fees shown per firm before you commit
- Suits property abroad, trusts for grandchildren, heirs overseas
- Face-to-face, video or phone
Fees vary by provider and by your situation — we show each firm's own price, not a single 'from' figure.
Best fit for your estate- MLP Law · Altrincham · 1.5 miles · fixed fee quoted · SRA David and Margaret chose this firm
- Hoole & Pemberton Solicitors (example) · Chester · £1,638 fixed · SRA
- Bollin Wills (example) · Wilmslow · £290 fixed · Will writer, not SRA-regulated (STEP member)
Ranked by fit with your estate (mirror wills, villa in Spain, trust for grandchildren), distance from Hale, fixed-fee clarity, then reviews. MLP Law is a regular provider like the others: no firm is featured, and ranking is never for sale.
On the paid route we have a written fee-share agreement with the firm you choose, as we do with other firms. We tell you exactly what it is before you share anything.
Free willFree will through a partner charity
The charity pays for standard mirror wills, drafted by a firm you choose from the scheme's panel. This scheme invites a gift to the charity in your wills: that is entirely optional, and your free wills don't depend on it. If you go ahead, you'll see suggested amounts (£500, £1,000 or £2,500, or 1%, 5% or 10% of the residue), another amount, or "Not now"; nothing is pre-selected.
- £0 for standard mirror wills (the charity pays the firm)
- The charity pays us a fee; we take nothing from the firm
- Choose from at least two panel firms near you
- You both must be 55 or over
Partner charity (example):
Weaver Valley Hospice Trust. Places are limited each month.
Firms on this scheme's panel- MLP Law · Altrincham · 1.5 miles · SRA
- Tatton Brook Solicitors (example) · Knutsford · 6 miles · SRA
- Hoole & Pemberton Solicitors (example) · Chester · 29 miles · SRA
Every firm on the scheme's panel, listed nearest to you first; we don't recommend any firm. Charity panels include SRA-regulated solicitors only. Distances are from your home in Hale. No firm is the default or featured, and the order is never for sale. The panel is set in our Back Office.Your villa in Spain and the grandchildren's trust go beyond a standard will. Whichever firm you choose advises on those parts and quotes a fixed upgrade fee before starting — you can say no. A separate Spanish will is also recommended.
