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27/10/2026

21/10/2026

We are excited to be exhibiting again at Bishop's Stortford Means Business at South Mill Arts. Please come and visit us at stand 57 and play our quiz to be in with a chance of winning a bottle of bubbly and a box of chocs!!

16/10/2026

Westcott Wills is exhibiting at Bishop’s Stortford Means Business at South Mill Arts on 21st October, we are excited to invite you to visit us on stand number 57!

The event is free for visitors, whether you are looking to build new business relationships or discover what Bishop’s Stortford’s business community has to offer. You can register in advance using the link below:
Visitor Registration | BSMB Exhibition 🎟️

Our team will be available throughout the day to answer your questions about wills and estate planning. You can also take part in our quiz for the chance to win a prize!🏆

We look forward to seeing you there👋

14/10/2026

For the month of October, Westcott Wills is supporting Grove Cottage by offering a limited number of free basic wills to local people💜

Grove Cottage is a wonderful local charity that have been running for 60 years, providing support and community for local children and adults with complex needs, as well as their families 🫂

As part of the service, we will invite you to consider supporting Grove Cottage through a donation or a gift in your will📝

If you are interested in taking part, please contact us on 0330 3010 345, or email us at [email protected]

01/09/2026

After years of working as a non- practising solicitor, I'm proud to announce Westcott Wills is now an SRA-authorised, solicitor-led firm. What that means for our clients is that we can provide a much wider estate planning service with all the bells and whistles.

So it's the same personal service, in plain English, that our clients have come to expect from us, but now backed by the regulatory standards and professional indemnity cover that comes with being a recognised legal body.

For any estate planning needs, including will updates, lasting powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning, that you have been meaning to get around to, but also any lifetime trust advice you require, now is the perfect moment to get in touch.

Our current prices still stand throughout September, but there will be price increases in October, in line with standard legal costs, though we will of course remain competitive.

31/08/2026

This is one of the most persistent misconceptions I come across.
'Next of kin' has no legal standing in England and Wales when it comes to inheritance. It doesn't appear in will law. It doesn't override intestacy rules. It doesn't automatically give anyone the right to anything.
If you're unmarried and you believe your partner will inherit because they're your next of kin, you're wrong unless your will says so. This is exactly why a properly drafted will matters. Assumptions aren't instructions.

30/08/2026

Mirror wills are made by two people, usually couples leaving everything to each other first, then to the same beneficiaries. It’s one of my most common services at just £550 plus VAT at the time of posting.
They're cost-effective and straightforward and for many couples they're the right solution.
But there's something important to understand: mirror wills don't bind the surviving partner. After one of you dies, the other is free to change their will entirely.
For some families, that matters. For others, it doesn't. It's a conversation worth having before you decide.

28/08/2026

A letter of wishes sits alongside your will. It isn't legally binding, but it's often one of the most valuable things you leave behind.
It's where you explain your thinking. The sentimental items and who you'd like to have them. Your funeral preferences. Messages for the people you love.
It gives your executors context. It gives your family something more than a legal document. I encourage everyone to write one. It doesn't have to be long, it just has to be honest.

27/08/2026

K is for Keeping Your Will Safe.
A will that can't be found is almost as useless as no will at all.
I offer a professional storage service that keeps your will in a secure, fire and flood-proof facility ready to be retrieved by the right people at exactly the moment it's needed.
It removes one more thing to worry about. No drawers. No filing cabinets. No hoping someone remembers where you put it.
If you've got a will and you're not sure it's safely stored, it's worth a conversation.

26/08/2026

is for Joint Tenancy.
If you own property as joint tenants, your share passes automatically to the surviving owner regardless of what your will says. For many couples, that's exactly what they want. But for others: blended families, second marriages, people with complex estates, it can produce outcomes nobody intended.
The alternative is tenants in common, which lets each owner control what happens to their share through their will. It's worth knowing which you are. Most people don't.

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