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We’ve teamed up with experts to offer a free will writing service, giving you the chance to draft or update your will at no cost. It’s important to have a will in place to ensure that your final wishes for your assets are honored and to minimize confusion and stress for your loved ones during a difficult time. Leukaemia Care will cover the cost of writing or revising a basic single or joint will.
Our partnership with two specialists provides a convenient and cost-free option for writing or amending your will. With expert guidance, you can have a well-written will without any financial burden. Although there’s no obligation to include Leukaemia Care in your will, we hope you’ll consider supporting people living with leukaemia by making a donation. Choose the option that suits you best, as both services are offered free of charge.
We advise all of our patients to use our free will service regardless of their age or the size of their estate. A will is a legal document that specifies what should happen to a person’s assets (property, money and possessions) after their death. It allows a person to make decisions about how they want their assets to be distributed, rather than leaving it to the laws of the country to determine who inherits your belongings. If you have children under the age of 18, you can also specify who you would like to care for them or make decisions about their care in your absence. It also gives you peace of mind that no matter what, your thoughts and feelings have been captured within a legally binding document.
Make a free will online
We offer two services for those who would prefer the use of an online platform to make a simple will.
A free charity will written online can take as little as 15 mins and are checked and verified to ensure they are fit for purpose.
Beyond…
You can use our partner Beyond to write a will online in a few simple steps, taking as little as 15 mins. Simple use the code ‘LEUKAEMIACARE100’ and the whole will becomes complimentary.
Octopus Legacy
We’ve partnered with expert will writers, Octopus Legacy (formerly Guardian Angel), who have taken the headache out of will writing with a quick and easy online service where each will is checked over by a legal expert.
Octopus Legacy also offers telephone and face to face will writing services for those that would rather speak to a solicitor, to find out more and to book an appointment simply call the team on 0800 773 4014 and quote Leukaemia Care.
Make a free will at a solicitors office
You can write a will from scratch or update an existing document from a solicitors office with a local participating solicitor who works in partnership with the National Free Wills network.
To start the process of making a will via the National Free Wills network, please contact us by filling in the online form found at the bottom of this webpage and select ‘Make a free will at a solicitors office ‘ to receive your information pack.
It’s important to note that by submitting the below form, you agree to be contacted in the post about making a Free will using the Leukaemia Care National Free Wills service. The National Free Wills network is currently the only service available for those wishing to make a Free will in Scotland that is provided by Leukaemia Care.
Make a free will via a home visitor or telephone appointment
We’re also partnered with the GoodWill Partnership who offer in-home will writing services as well as telephone appointments. Once an appointment is completed, you will receive a will through one of the GoodWill partnerships independent qualified solicitors.
To book an appointment with the GoodWill partnership, please fill in the form below and select ‘make a free will via a home visitor or telephone appointment’ and GoodWill partnership will contact you. Please note – by filling in the above form, you give us permission to pass on your details to GoodWill for the purpose of arranging an appointment to take out a Will.
Leaving a gift to Leukaemia Care – specific wording required
As part of the will writing process, you may choose to leave a gift to Leukaemia Care. If you are using any of the Leukaemia Care will writing services, you’ll receive a one-time prompt as part of writing the will asking if you’d like to leave something to charity.
If you choose to make a gift to Leukaemia Care in your will that you are writing with your own solicitor, the following are examples of the wording that you can use. However, it’s always best to check with your solicitor or professional will writer to ensure that your wishes are carried out.
Wording for leaving Leukaemia Care a percentage of your estate (also referred to as a residuary gift):
I give ……. per cent (…….%) of the residue of my real and personal estate to Leukaemia Care of One Birch Court, Blackpole East, Worcester, WR3 8Sg (registered charity no.1183890) and the receipt of a duly authorized officer for the time being of Leukaemia Care shall be sufficient discharge for my Executors.
Wording for leaving Leukaemia Care a set sum (also referred to as a pecuniary gift):
I give ……. pounds (£…….) to Leukaemia Care of One Birch Court, Blackpole East, Worcester, WR3 8Sg (registered charity no.1183890) and the receipt of a duly authorized officer for the time being of Leukaemia Care shall be sufficient discharge for my Executors.
Wording for leaving Leukaemia Care a particular asset (also referred to as a specific gift):
I give my ……. (include a description of the asset here) to Leukaemia Care of One Birch Court, Blackpole East, Worcester, WR3 8Sg (registered charity no.1183890) and the receipt of a duly authorized officer for the time being of Leukaemia Care shall be sufficient discharge for my Executors.
The full legal description that should always be used to describe the charity in a will is: Leukaemia Care of One Birch Court, Blackpole East, Worcester, WR3 8Sg (registered charity no.1183890)
Page published on: 30th January 2023
Page last updated on: 31st December 2023