Written for the person who has to do it.
Practical guides for people who write wills for a living, and for people thinking about starting. No filler, no keyword padding, and no pretending the job is easier than it is.
How to Become an Estate Planner
An estate planner does more than write wills. That is the whole difference, and it is worth roughly double per client.
Regulation · 14 September 2026Do You Need Qualifications to Write Wills?
The legal answer is no. The professional answer is that the absence of a requirement is the reason to train, not a reason to skip it.
Growth · 14 September 2026Marketing Ideas for Estate Planners
Most marketing advice for this profession is written by people who have never sat in a stranger's front room talking about their death. These are the things that actually produce appointments.
The numbers · 14 September 2026How Much Do Will Writers Earn in the UK?
The course adverts imply one number. The job ads imply another. Neither describes what a self-employed practitioner actually takes home, so here is the arithmetic.
Starting out · 14 September 2026How to Become a Will Writer in the UK
There is no qualification you are required to hold, no exam you must pass and no regulator you must register with. That makes this both easier and harder than people expect.
Regulation · 14 September 2026Is Will Writing Regulated in the UK?
No. And the profession has been arguing about whether it should be for well over a decade. Here is where it actually stands, and what a sensible practitioner does in the meantime.
Starting out · 14 September 2026How to Start a Will Writing Business
The setup is cheap and quick. Getting people to ring you is the whole job, and almost nobody plans for it.
Definitions, if that is what you came for.
The glossary has plain-English definitions of the terms this profession uses daily — trusts, LPAs, severance, attestation, intestacy and capacity.
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