Will writers under scrutiny
The Law Society has made a move to outlaw rogue or unqualified will writers. Over half the population hasn’t made a will and of those who have, a significant proportion of their wills are likely to have been written by unqualified will writers – leaving clients with no form of redress if things go wrong.
‘Rarely does a day go by without the Institute of Professional Will Writers receiving a telephone enquiry from a member of the public, trying to trace a will that has been written by a will-writing firm that has disappeared,’ says Paul Sharpe, chairman of the IPW.
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