Will Registration
Introduction to Will Registration
Our Will registration service has been developed to resolve the stress and
trauma that comes when a Will is discovered to be lost or missing.
For a single registration fee of £47.50 you can register your will and
amend its location as frequently as you wish. Once you have registered your
will with us you will be provided with a certificate, personal identification
number and also two credit card sized identity cards to inform people that the
location of your will is stored with us together with the secure process they
need to go through to receive the Will.
As a team of professionals we have experienced several distressing scenes
with clients who have found themselves in this position. Having been approached
by the deceased's family - to administer the estate - what is a stressful time
becomes even worse when the Will cannot be found. The family are certain the
deceased made a Will, but despite searches it remains lost. Even after extensive
correspondence, by the solicitor, with banks, building societies and other institutions;
after the placing of advertisements in newspapers and the law society gazette,
the Will still remains lost. In those very unfortunate circumstances, it may
be that there is no alternative but to apply on an intestacy basis for probate
- i.e. as if the deceased had not made a will. Although stressful enough when
this happens, it could be made worse by tax implications, depending on the value
of the estate.
Registering your Will with us can help alleviate these problems significantly
if not totally
Will data information - such as name, address, postcode, date of birth, national
insurance number, date and location of will - are stored on a dedicated and
secure database. Members of the public can make a background search, which will
only reveal whether we hold data on a named individual. If such data is stored
by us, they will then be referred to a will professional, who can retrieve the
data. This system has been devised to provide additional security for the information
stored.
The Site
thewillplace.com data information system is also an extremely helpful tool
for professionals. By means of individual passwords, they will be able to access
the site to find your details, including the location of your will. Once your
details are registered, a certificate will be issued to you with a personalised
number. In addition, plastic identity cards - with our name and contact details
on - will also be issued. These cards can be easily stored in a pocket or purse.
Please be assured that will data information will only ever be released to will-professionals
upon production of the appropriate evidence i.e. Death Certificate.
Click
here to process your will registration