Will Storage

If when the time comes your Executor doesn’t know where to find your will, you might as well not have written one.

Where to store your Will?

Your Last Will & Testament is one of the most important documents you’ll ever write so you should consider how you store it, very carefully.

The law doesn’t say where you must deposit your Will but, as a minimum, it should be stored in a secure and fireproof place. If anything happens to your will or if your executor doesn’t know where to find it, you might as well not have written one. So, However you decide to store your Will, it is important that your executor knows exactly where to find it.

You could store your Will at home but this leaves it vulnerable to being lost (particularly during a house move), damaged or even burgled. If you do decide to store your Will in at home, avoid using staples or paperclips or anything else that could suggest that sections or amendments could be missing. The original Last Will and Testament is the only document that will be legally accepted and it must be in pristine condition to ensure that there are no complications when following the wishes set out in it.  It is vital that your documents are stored appropriately so that it meets the specific requirements of the Probate Courts when it is presented by your executor(s).

Solicitors will store a will for you, even if they didn’t write it, but there will be a fee and If the solicitor who is storing it didn’t write your will then this might mean you have to pay extra to access it

You may also find that your bank will store your Will but we do not necessarily recommend this as it can lead to problems and delays with probate.

At Asset Harbour, we store Wills for our clients at a professional, fully insured Will storage facility. We take ownership and full responsibility for the lifetime storage of your Will, giving you one less thing to worry about and we liaise with your executor(s) when it becomes necessary.

Professionally drafted Wills from just £195