Wills and Probate | Certainty UK Will Register Blog

The primary purpose of the Certainty National Will Register is to give each individual member of the public an opportunity to safeguard their most important document and so protect their family from further distress after their death.

This should be an issue of choice which does not rely on everyone else being compelled to do the same. After all, making a choice to ensure traceability of a Will is only relevant to the person who has chosen to register. Importantly the Ministry of Justice has recently confirmed to Certainty that they have no plans to make registration of a Will compulsory, a position acknowledged by most of the legal profession.

However, this does not remove the need to deliver a viable register in order that the public can make the choice to protect themselves. Significantly the Ministry of Justice has given their sanction for a voluntary viable register to offer this choice. In a recent survey 77% of the public questioned said they welcomed and would use a voluntary register and a similar percentage was sceptical about using a government-led initiative.

Certainty meets the need required by the public. Certainty offers a search facility for both registered and unregistered Wills. Therefore even if a client hasn’t registered their Will it can still be searched for after death. In conclusion it should be recognised that compulsory Will registration is highly unlikely in the UK. Certainty has provided a viable voluntary register which works in the best interests of both the public the profession.

Be Safe and use Certainty to register a will on the UK’s National Will Register.

This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

I’ve already got a Will in existence and I’ve just discovered that there is a National Will Register website that will allow me to register my Will with them for absolutely no charge to myself! There must be a catch or a hidden fee somewhere surely? On visiting the site, I put their claims to the test of registering within 60 seconds and found them to be true. Registration was quick and easy even for someone who is slow on a keyboard like me!

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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

Although I’m only relatively ‘young’, as I’ve got children, have various life assurance policies and own a house, I’ve decided to arrange to have my Will written to safeguard my family. I’ve just read about the National Will Register ‘Certainty’ and after reading about the benefits it can bring I’m going to select a solicitor in my area through their website so as members they will be able to sign me up as part of the Will Writing process.

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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

Most people assume that when you die your Will is easily found but if you’re anything like me, keeping your Will safe may realistically be the last thing on your mind.

Individuals and Solicitors can now register a Will with the National Will Register Certainty.co.uk and this will allow your family to locate your Will when you pass on and ensure that your last wishes are respected, eliminating distress and financial loss brought about by a lost or missing will.

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A national Will Register is not a new idea. Lack of technology and funding has previously hampered the implementation of an effective Will Register.

My fellow legal colleagues and I joined Certainty because we realised it had taken an old idea (a Wills Register), grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and turned it into something that produces enormous marketing, fee earning and client-enhancing benefits for the Wills & Probate professional.

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During the last 12 months hundreds of solicitors’ practices in England & Wales have joined Certainty in order to offer their clients the unique benefits that Certainty’s on-line national Will Register service provides.  We asked four firms for their comments on progress so far.

Reading-based Boyes Turner is one of the UK’s leading full service law firms. They work with many of the world’s largest multinationals and successful UK and European businesses – as well as looking after private clients’ interests.

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A national will register is not a new idea. Lack of technology and funding has previously hampered the implementation of an effective will register.

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This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

I’ve already got a Will in existence and I’ve just discovered that there is a National Will Register website that will allow me to register my Will with them for absolutely no charge to myself! There must be a catch or a hidden fee somewhere surely? On visiting the site, I put their claims to the test of registering within 60 seconds and found them to be true. Registration was quick and easy even for someone who is slow on a keyboard like me!

(more…)

This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

Although I’m only relatively ‘young’, as I’ve got children, have various life assurance policies and own a house, I’ve decided to arrange to have my Will written to safeguard my family. I’ve just read about the National Will Register ‘Certainty’ and after reading about the benefits it can bring I’m going to select a solicitor in my area through their website so as members they will be able to sign me up as part of the Will Writing process.

(more…)

This is a letter the Certainty National Will Register has received from a member of the public.

Most people assume that when you die your Will is easily found but if you’re anything like me, keeping your Will safe may realistically be the last thing on your mind.

Individuals and Solicitors can now register a Will with the National Will Register Certainty.co.uk and this will allow your family to locate your Will when you pass on and ensure that your last wishes are respected, eliminating distress and financial loss brought about by a lost or missing will.

(more…)