Richard Woodward & Associates

Church View House, 17 Church View, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 2BB   
Telephone:  St Neots  01480 290060    |    Bedford  01234 604042    |    Hitchin  01462 506042    |    Peterborough  01733 590131

Will Writing Specialists

From our office in the Cambridgeshire market town of St Neots Iain or I will visit you at home to discuss your needs. We will carefully listen to your situation and explain your options. We have over 25 years joint Will writing experience and we are both members of the 'Master Guild of Will Writers' so please contact us with confidence. Thanks, Richard.

 Home visits available in these towns and surrounding villages:
​Peterborough   Hitchin   Huntingdon   Sandy   Biggleswade   Henlow   Shefford   Arlesey  
​Bedford   St Ives   Rushden   Baldock   Stevenage   Royston   Papworth   Ampthill  &  Flitwick

We offer

Friendly confidential service.
Member of the Master Guild of Will Writers.
Over 25 years Experience   -   Local well established business. 
 Draft documents provided for your approval within 7 days.
Wills thermally bound in protective covers   -   Access to Specialist areas of the Law.
Thousands of local customers   -   Secure fire proof storage.
​Documents arranged by home visit / telephone / email / video link

Our Fixed Prices

Single Standard Wills £85 each
​    Mirrored Standard Wills £150 the pair
Protective Property Trust Wills £250 the pair
Any Specialist Trust Will £175 each
Any 2 Lasting Powers of Attorney £375
(The Government fees to register each 'Lasting Powers of Attorney' are £82)
Also
​Fixed Fee Probate - Please Ask    |    Family Trusts - Please Ask    |    Property 1st Registration - Please Ask

PROTECTIVE PROPERTY TRUSTS: A pair of ‘Protective Property Trust Wills’ offer the most usual form of protection against losing assets to pay for any future ‘Care Home Fees’ Quite simply instead of a spouse leaving their homes to each other on the 1st death the first person to die’s share of the property goes into a ‘Property Trust’ the ultimate beneficiaries are normally the children. This protects the deceased persons 50% of the home. The surviving spouse can remain living in the property or move in the future if required. ​See the video 'Long Term Care'

​Other Specialist Wills

RIGHT TO OCCUPY: This gives you the ability to give a spouse, partner, family member or friend the right to remain living in your property for a stated period of time or their lifetime if you die. Or if you wish you can include that the trust ends if they remarry or cohabitate as husband and wife with another, the trust can then be ended and the property then passes to your chosen beneficiaries.​

DISCRETIONARY TRUST: These Wills can be used for various scenarios, the Trust fund (what you leave in it) is controlled by the trustees you appoint, they hold the money and use it at their discretion to the benefit of the beneficiary or multiple beneficiaries. Situations where you may use this type of will include;

1. Setting up a Trust fund for a disabled person
2. Setting up a Trust fund to protect a spendthrift child
3. Setting up a Trust fund for a bankrupt

With this type of Will you would write a personal letter to your Trustees called an 'Expression of Wishes' this letter would be a 'guide' but only a guide to your trustees as to how you would wish them to act on your behalf after your death.

FLEXIBLE LIFE INTEREST TRUST (FLIT): This Will is used to give a spouse income from your estate for the rest of their life but ultimately your beneficiaries (normally your children) benefit from the capital, this is a very simple explanation but this type of Will is sometimes called the 'Rolls Royce' of Wills because of its flexibility and the advantages it has from an inheritance tax point of view and protection of your money from care fees and the future marriage of a spouse.​