Warning from Peak District solicitor

A solicitor based in Derbyshire is warning people to be wary of cut price offers, particularly for will writing services, that have appeared on the internet in recent years.

Nikki Spencer is a member of the national organisation Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) and she has commented that some of the cheaper will-writing services failed to take a person's full circumstances into account.

Ms Spencer said "As a lawyer, I will want to see a client face to face to ensure that they understand what they want to do and that they have the mental capacity to sign a will. I will also carry out an identity check and ensure that my client is not being forced or bullied into making the will in those terms. Solicitors are now being asked to check online wills yet we have never met the client and so can't ascertain their identity, mental capacity, conflicts, pressures or influences."