Will writing & estate planning in Swindon
Home appointments right across Swindon — Old Town, Haydon Wick, Wichelstowe, Blunsdon, Stratton and the villages in between — usually within a week of your first call.
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Local, in person, no jargon
We have written wills for families all over Swindon, from first-time parents on the new estates at Wichelstowe and Tadpole Garden Village to business owners in Old Town who have been trading here for thirty years. We come to you, take you through the options once, and put the plan in writing with a fixed fee agreed in advance.
Swindon throws up a wider mix of estates than most towns its size. A former railway cottage in the Railway Village, an ex-council house in Penhill bought under right to buy, a four-bedroom family home in Old Town and a shared-ownership flat off the Great Western Way are four very different planning problems, and the sensible answer for each is different too. There is no template.
The town also has an unusual number of people with company pensions and share schemes behind them — Nationwide, Zurich, Intel, the old Honda plant, BMW, and the businesses that grew up around them. Pensions do not pass under a will; they follow the nomination form held by the scheme. We check those forms as a matter of routine, because a nomination made in a first marriage and never updated is one of the most common and most expensive mistakes we see.
What we do around Swindon
Most enquiries start with a will, and for many households a straightforward single or mirror will is genuinely all that is needed. Where there are children from a previous relationship, a property held as tenants in common, or a family member on means-tested benefits, we will explain what a trust would add and what it would cost — and tell you plainly if it would add nothing.
The other half of our work is lasting powers of attorney, and demand around Swindon has grown steadily as families deal with a parent going into care at short notice. The Great Western Hospital will not discuss a patient with a relative who has no authority, and banks freeze sole accounts. Getting both types of LPA registered in advance avoids a Court of Protection application that takes the best part of a year.
We handle probate for Swindon families too, either grant-only if you want to do the legwork yourself, or full administration if you would rather not. Appointments are at your home, on any evening that suits, and there is no charge for the first conversation.
What we can help with in Swindon
Wills
A clear, legally valid will that says exactly what you mean.
from £150
Trusts
Protect the family home and provide for the next generation.
from £400
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Property & financial affairs and health & welfare, registered for you.
from £150
Estate Planning
Everything pulled together into one clear, co-ordinated plan.
quoted after a free review
Executors
Make sure the people you appoint know what they are taking on.
Executor Pack £200
We also cover
Nearby villages include Old Town, Wroughton, South Marston, Haydon Wick, Blunsdon, Wichelstowe — all within our normal visiting area.
Talk to someone in Swindon
The first conversation is free, and there is no obligation to go any further.