How we may assist
- Drafting straightforward single wills and mirror wills based on clear instructions
- Review of an existing will for clarity, consistency and obvious updating points
- Letters of wishes and practical executor or guardian information
- Asset, beneficiary and instruction checklists to help organise your planning
- Explanation of signing and witnessing requirements for the document prepared
- Signposting where complex trusts, tax planning, probate or specialist capacity advice is required
When this service may be useful
- You do not currently have a will and want a straightforward document prepared from clear instructions.
- Your circumstances have changed and you want an existing will reviewed before deciding whether to replace it.
- You want to leave practical guidance for executors or family members alongside your will.
- Your estate appears straightforward but you want to know whether specialist estate-planning advice is needed.
What you can expect
We focus on the specific legal task you want completed. We review the available information, identify any important date, clarify the outcome you are seeking and then confirm the proposed work before substantive time is incurred.
- Draft will or reviewed will
- Letter of wishes where agreed
- Execution checklist
- Clear referral recommendation where the matter requires specialist probate, trust or tax advice
How it works
- Send the essentials: a concise summary, the key document and any deadline.
- Suitability check: we assess whether the requested task falls within our lawful and professional scope.
- Scope and price: we confirm what is included, important exclusions, who will undertake or supervise the work and the fee or charging basis.
- Advice or drafting: we complete the agreed work and explain the practical next step.
- Referral where required: if reserved, separately regulated or specialist work is needed, we explain that clearly rather than extending the service beyond its proper scope.
Guide fees for this service
These guide prices apply to clearly defined work of ordinary complexity. Before substantive work begins, we confirm the task, the person providing or supervising it and the price or charging basis in writing. Your written quote will confirm the VAT treatment and the total price payable before substantive work begins. Please complete the VAT setting in Appearance → Customise for a definitive public statement.
| Straightforward single will | £250–£350 |
| Straightforward mirror wills for a couple | £400–£550 |
| Existing will review | £150–£250 |
| Letter of wishes | £100–£175 |
Urgency, unusually large document volumes, additional conferences or work outside the agreed scope may require a revised quote. We will normally agree that with you before carrying out the additional work.
Scope and regulatory limits
Will writing itself is generally unreserved, but Phrasing Legal does not prepare the papers on which an application for or opposition to a grant of probate is founded. We do not provide tax, investment or regulated financial advice. Complex trusts, estates involving substantial tax planning, disputed capacity or undue-influence concerns may require a specialist regulated provider.
Whether an activity is reserved or separately regulated depends on the substance of the work, not merely the name used for the service. We therefore assess the requested task before accepting instructions.
Discuss this service
Tell us what has happened, the outcome you want and any deadline. We will confirm whether Phrasing Legal can assist and, if so, the proposed scope and fee.