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Wills Solicitors Glasgow

Our wills solicitors in Glasgow make the process straightforward – so the people you care about are protected and your wishes are carried out.

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Fixed fees agreed upfront

What we handle

Wills and estate planning services

Making or updating a will

Single wills, mirror wills for couples, and updates when life changes – drafted in clear language, signed properly.

Protecting your family

Appointing testamentary guardians for your children within your will, protecting the home, and providing for blended families – the complicated realities handled well.

Estate planning

Estate planning to help ensure your assets pass to the people you intend – including protecting vulnerable beneficiaries and planning for blended families.

Power of Attorney and executry

Wills work best as part of a complete plan alongside powers of attorney and executry support.

Why making a will matters in Scotland

Die without a will in Scotland and the law decides who inherits – not you. Moreover, the intestacy rules are rigid and often out of step with modern family life. Unmarried partners can be left with very little. Stepchildren can be left with nothing.

In contrast, a will puts you back in control. It says who inherits, who looks after your children, and who administers your estate. We make sure the drafting is right and the will actually does what you intend – which is where homemade and online wills so often fail.

What it costs

Wills are one area where we can usually offer a fixed fee, agreed before we start. Clear fees agreed upfront, no surprises, and we confirm the exact cost for your circumstances at the end of it.

How it works

Making your will in three steps

Tell us your wishes

A consultation, in person or by phone. We talk through your family, your assets and what you want to happen.

We draft it properly

Next, we draft your will in clear language and send it to you to review. We then make changes until it is right.

Sign and store

Finally, we arrange proper signing so the will is valid, and we store the original safely. After that, updating it is simple.

Common questions

Wills FAQs

The rules of intestacy decide who inherits, in a fixed order set by law. A surviving spouse has prior rights to part of the estate, children have legal rights, and unmarried partners may need to make a court claim within strict time limits. The outcome is often very different from what the person would have wanted.

Not entirely. Scottish law gives spouses, civil partners and children legal rights to a share of the moveable estate – money, savings and investments, but not the house – regardless of what the will says. We factor this in when drafting so there are no surprises later.

Mirror wills are a matching pair for couples, typically leaving everything to each other and then to children. They are cost-effective and cover most couples well, though blended families and larger estates sometimes need something more tailored.

In Scotland, marriage does not automatically revoke an existing will. Divorce does not revoke the whole will either, though it treats your former spouse as having died before you for most purposes. Either event is a strong prompt to review your will.

Review it after any major life event – marriage, divorce, a new child or grandchild, buying property, or a death in the family. As a rule of thumb, look at it every five years even if nothing obvious has changed.

They can be legally valid if executed correctly, but many follow English law templates, fail at the signing stage, or are too vague to work as intended. The problems only surface after death, when they cannot be fixed. A solicitor-drafted will removes that risk.

Sort your will this month

Two short meetings, a fixed fee agreed upfront, and the peace of mind of knowing it is done properly.

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