General consumer protection law (enforced by bodies like the Competition and Markets Authority and Trading Standards) applies when purchasing through Select Wills. Although Professional indemnity insurance is not legally required by unregulated businesses, we have in place professional indemnity insurance with a £2 million limit of indemnity. However, when you buy a will from us, our unregulated status means that there are fewer safeguards than when you purchase from a Solicitor Regulated law firm. For example, if something goes wrong, you cannot escalate the matter to the Legal Ombudsman and you cannot access the Solicitors Regulation Compensation Fund if you suffer a direct financial loss due caused by us.

Yes, we have professional indemnity cover in respect of any civil liability arising out of a breach of professional duty by the Insured in the course of the Professional Services up to a limit of £2 million pounds in the aggregate.This is a lower level of insurance than you would receive with an SRA Regulated firm, where policies must provide a minimum cover of £2 million for sole practitioners and partnerships, or £3 million for incorporated practices (such as LLPs) and licensed bodies, on an each-and-every-claim.  Furthermore, unlike SRA Regulated firms, if our company closes down, we are not legally required to maintain 6 years of run-off cover to protect retired directors and compensate post-closure client claims.

We do not store completed wills.  However, if you wish, the Probate Registry in England and Wales will store your will for a fee. You can store your will with the Probate Service through a service called ”Safe Custody” for a one-off charge of £24.  For more information about this service, please go to:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/store-a-will-with-the-probate-service/how-to-store-a-will-with-the-probate-service

No. Some family, financial or international circumstances may call for tailored legal advice. If you are unsure, seek advice before relying on an online will.   If your circumstances are complex — for example, if you have overseas assets, a business, a blended family or particular inheritance-tax concerns — consider obtaining tailored legal advice before deciding how to make your will.  Take care to provide accurate information and read the service terms. A will also needs to be signed and witnessed in accordance with the legal requirements that apply in England and Wales.

Choose between two options:
1. Your will to be reviewed by solicitor, printed and professionally bound and posted to your address with instructions to about how to sign – price £199.00
2. Your will to be reviewed by solicitor, with email instructions about how to sign – price £149.00