What are Ware & Kay’s arrangements for making a Will during the coronavirus pandemic?

Ware & Kay has offices in York, Wetherby and Malton, and although these are closed to the public we have robust plans in place to minimise any disruption and to protect our clients, our staff and the wider community.  Our staff are fully equipped for homeworking, and can be contacted by email and telephone, or through our online contact form. 

Solicitors from all three offices have already been advising existing and new clients on reviewing and making Wills during the pandemic.  We can send you a questionnaire to complete and return to us, followed by a conversation by telephone or video call.  We will then send you the draft Will by email or by post, respond to any queries you have, and then post you the original Will with instructions for you to sign this at home. 

The law relating to signing Wills is strict and must still be followed despite the social distancing restrictions.  The Law Society has said that this law may be altered, perhaps to allow witnessing by video call - for now, arranging to have a signature witnessed will take careful planning but it is still possible.  Our staff can talk to you about the best way to do this.

When the social distancing requirements are lifted, all clients who signed a Will prepared by us during the pandemic will be offered an opportunity to review this free of charge and if required to have it re-signed in our offices.

Ware & Kay can also advise on making Lasting Powers of Attorney during the pandemic.  We offer fixed fees for Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney.

As always, it is extremely important to everyone at Ware & Kay that we provide you with an excellent service, and if you have any questions we would be very happy to talk things through with you - please get in touch with us or call on 01904 716000 (York), 01937 583210 (Wetherby), 01653 692247 (Malton) or email law@warekay.co.uk or using our online contact form.