Is your will up to scratch?

This article first appeared on Your Money. There was bad news for consumers recently after the government rejected proposals to regulate will-writing, following a written request from the Legal Services Board (LSB). Will-writing will remain unregulated meaning anybody can write a will: solicitors, financial advisers, your next door neighbour, you. It is thought around 10% of wills are written by cowboy firms who rip consumers off. The LSB's proposals followed investigations which indicated that too many consumers using will-writing providers are receiving a poor service. The inv...