The Goodwill Partnership (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
The Goodwill Partnership provide wills via home appointment in England and Wales or telephone in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Once you have registered for a free will with The Goodwill Partnership, we will provide them with your contact details and they will contact you within 5 working days via phone, email or post to arrange your will writing appointment.
Your will must be completed within six months of registration. To be able to meet this deadline, your home visit or telephone appointment should take place within two months of registering.
During your will writing appointment, a counsellor will ask you several questions and will your take your will instructions. Following this, your will is drafted and then checked by a solicitor, before it is sent to you in the post for your review along with instructions for signing. You should receive your draft will within 20 working days of your appointment.
Please note, The Goodwill Partnership do not provide urgent wills and the will writing process typically takes 4-6 weeks.
Jones Whyte (England, Wales and Scotland)
Jones Whyte provide video and phone appointments for those living in Scotland, England & Wales, with in branch appointments being available for those in Scotland. Once you have registered for a free will with Jones Whyte, we will provide them with your contact details and within 2 working days they will either contact you to arrange your telephone call, video call, or in branch appointment.
For in branch appointments, you have the option of attending either their Glasgow or Inverclyde based office:
Jones Whyte Law
35 Nicolson Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA15 1UL
Jones Whyte Law
2nd Floor, Fyfe Chambers
105 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1PB
Your will must be completed within six months of registration. To be able to meet this deadline, you should submit your will instructions either through your telephone/video call or in branch appointment within two months of registering.
Once Jones Whyte have received your will instructions, they will send your draft will within 5 working days for your review. Once you're happy with the will, they will then send you a final version along with instructions for signing.
Please note, Jones Whyte may be able to provide urgent wills but ask that you make them aware of this as soon as possible. If not urgent, the process typically takes 4-6 weeks.
Hugh James (England, Wales and Scotland)
Hugh James provide postal and phone wills for supporters in England, Wales and Scotland. Once you have registered for a free will with Hugh James, we will provide them with your contact details and within 5 working days they will either contact you to arrange your telephone appointment or send you a will pack in the post.
Your will must be completed within six months of registration. To be able to meet this deadline, you should submit your will instructions either through your telephone appointment or postal pack within two months of registering.
Once Hugh James have received your will instructions, they will send your draft will within 10 working days for your review. Once you're happy with the will, they will then send you a final version along with instructions for signing.
Please note, Hugh James may be able to provide urgent wills but ask that you make them aware of this as soon as possible. If not urgent, the process typically takes 4-6 weeks.
Irwin Mitchell (UK-wide)
Irwin Mitchell provide online and postal will services UK-wide and phone will services for Northern Ireland. Once you have registered for a free online will with Irwin Mitchell, you will be sent a link to get started straight away. This link will take you to Irwin Mitchell's website where you will be asked to submit your will instructions via a webform.
If you registered for a postal or telephone will, Macmillan will provide Irwin Mitchell with your contact details and within 5 working days, they will send you a will pack in the post for you to complete and return or contact you to arrange a phone appointment.
Your will must be completed within six months of registration. To be able to meet this deadline, you should submit your will instructions either online, through your telephone appointment or postal pack within two months of registering.
Once Irwin Mitchell have received your will instructions, they will send your draft will within 10 working days for your review. Once you're happy with the will, they will then send you a final version along with instructions for signing.
Please note, Irwin Mitchell may be able to provide urgent wills but ask that you make them aware of this as soon as possible. If not urgent, the process typically takes 4-6 weeks.
Farewill (England and Wales)
Farewill provide simple online wills in England & Wales. Once you have registered for a free online will with Farewill, you will be sent a link to get started straight away. This link will take you to Farewill's website where you will be asked a number of questions via their will instruction form. Throughout the process, you can contact Farewill’s Customer Support team via telephone or email who are available Mon-Sat 09:00-18:00. There is also a 24-hour support line that can take messages which the Customer Support team will respond to the following day or can give support with urgent funeral requirements.
Your will must be completed within six months of registration in order for it to be free. Farewill may be in touch with you to remind you to write your will during this period. Once you have submitted your instructions, Farewill will check these within 5 working days and contact you if they have any questions. Once your will is ready, you can download a copy, print it and sign and witness it.
There will be an option towards the end of submitting your instructions that asks if you would like to opt-in to Farewill’s Update Service. This costs £10 a year (the first year is free) and gives you the option to update your will at any time without incurring further charges. If you do opt to join the service, you will be asked for payment details at check out.