Will Services Scotland - professional and ethical Scottish Willwriting company & Estate Planning business

We provide a no-obligation home visit service at a time convenient to you. This includes daytime, evening or even weekends. With many people having busy lifestyles this service has allowed many of our clients to get their affairs in order and give them the peace of mind afforded by our services.

It’s never too early to make a Will but often too late. A Will is one of the most important documents to put in place and you can ensure that those closest to you and not the government benefit from your estate - if you don't have a will, the law says who gets what.

In the event of incapacity and no power of attorney in place, whoever is going to help deal with your personal and business affairs face substantial costs and a lengthy court process. Incapacity can happen to anyone at anytime in life as a result of an illness or an accident.

Funerals have increased in cost by on average 10% over the last 20 years. At this rate of increase funeral costs for your family in the future will be substantial. A pre-paid plan guarantees to cover these costs regardless of what they may be. The emotional benefit of the plan afforded to your family should not be underestimated.

Protecting your home and assets for your family is important to us all. We can help you achieve this with the Family Protection Trust or our specialist Protective Property Wills.

IHT is currently charged at 40% on estates over £325,000. For both unmarried and married couples this Will can provide substantial benefits depending on the size of the joint estate. It further provides important safeguards for children in the event of a surviving partner/spouse remarrying.

The legal age of inheritance in Scotland is 16. When a young beneficiary reaches 16 it is their money to spend as they please. With life cover payouts and property this often results in substantial sums out with the scope of their maturity with potential dire consequences.

This document allows you to retain control over the medical treatment you may or may not wish to receive and in relation to donating body parts for the treatment of others should you become incapable of communicating your wishes. The directive saves the family from having to make difficult and emotional decisions.

Dealing with the administration of an estate of someone close to you can be an extremely daunting and time consuming task. Having our dedicated professional executors in place can take this burden away dealing with your estate in a professional, efficient and sensitive manner.

It is just as important that your Will can be found at the required time as having it in place. Only the original signed and witnessed Will is valid. Our storage facility is both fireproof and flood proof and has many other benefits including an unlimited Free Will update service.

It is vitally important that your Will is kept updated to reflect your current circumstances. To allow clients to do this in a straightforward and timely manner we provide an unlimited free Will update service as part of our document storage service.