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The will writing itself is like £100. It's all this other stuff that's the 1400 quid:
Compliance check of the Wills to ensure validity
Notification to Executors as to the location of your Wills and procedure for release
Storage of your Wills and any other estate related documents (eg house deeds, policy documents, certificates etc)
Free unlimited deposits and retrievals
Registration of your Will with The National Will Register
Unlimited free updates of your Wills during your lifetimes, including all associated legal advice
Free assistance for your Executors, enabling them to put your Wills through probate so that they do not need to hand the matter to a solicitor*
Assistance with two further estates requiring probate where the deceased is an immediate family member and there is a valid Will in place*
Free access to the online AAG Wealth Hub and complimentary one-to-one Financial Consultations
25% discount on all Will-related Trusts
25% discount on Lasting Powers of Attorney
The assistance thing was what they were trying to make sound like it could replace costly solicitor involvement during execution of the will(s).
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The assistance thing was what they were trying to make sound like it could replace costly solicitor involvement during execution of the will(s).
You're confusing execution of the Will and the administration of the estate by the executors. Two very different things.
I suspect their 'free assistance' is simply sending the executors a bunch of 'here's how to apply for probate' pdfs and some stock forms which you can easily get on the internet. Sounds like money for old rope to me.
Brommers
Just had a look and my wife and I paid £300 in November 2020 for a solicitor to prepare our joint wills and store them, £1,500 seems a bit outlandish unless fees have rocketed in 4 years