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Law Society research reveals risks of
"nightmare" will writing companies
New research by the Law Society has
revealed the risks the public are being exposed to by unregulated,
unqualified and uninsured will writers. This has prompted
Stockport law firm, O'Neill Morgan Solicitors to urge the public to
tread carefully when making a will.
The findings reveal badly drafted
wills that render the deceased's estate wholly or partially
intestate, poor tax planning and 'vanishing wills', as well as
hidden charges which inflate the advertised price of the will.
Law Society members, such as
O'Neill Morgan, specialising in will writing, trusts and probate,
have provided examples of shoddy, badly written and not legally
binding wills that have been written by unregulated will
writers. The findings indicate the full scale of the risk
faced by the public in using a will writer who, unlike a solicitor,
is not legally qualified, regulated or insured.