The BBC programme The One Show Wednesday 11 January 2012 highlighted the ongoing issue of Will Writers. Almost totally unregulated and with no legal requirement to be qualified anyone can call themselves a Will Writer. In a report for the One Show, Dominic Littlewood interviewed a member of public who confirmed that she and her husband had paid £1,830.00 for Wills which were faulty and essentially not legally binding. For …Read More
Thousands ‘ripped off’ by unregulated Will writers.
Thousands of people are being ripped off by companies providing unregulated services such as will writing, claims the first Legal Ombudsman.. In his first report, Chief Ombudsman for England and Wales Adam Sampson said the most complaints he saw concerned Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills. He called for action to be taken to ensure consumers were not left vulnerable by unregulated services. Only a tiny fraction of legal services must …Read More
The Legal Services Board recommends that will-writing activities ‘should be regulated’
The LSB’s recommendation follows two years of investigation, during which it said it found comprehensive evidence that the market is working contrary to the objectives outlined in the Legal Services Act 2007 to the detriment of consumers and providers. If accepted, it said the change would give consumers better protection and consistent access to redress by allowing access to the Legal Ombudsman, increase competition by creating a level playing field …Read More