Charity wills .. very odd experience

Can you tell us a little more about the odd experience so that we can try and understand the responses you are looking for.

I wondered the same, what was very odd about it?

We will probably never know Blossoming as Sweetie222 has not come back to tell us.

Hi, Sorry didn't get back sooner.I arranged to do a will where someone does it "free" and the charity gets the £40 donation.

Very personable young man came round, established what my wishes may be and also very keen to know exactly how much my assets were ...

He then proceeded to mansplain how he could set up a Trust to ensure that my house couldn't be sold if I went into care.

After an hour of this I asked if we could get on with the will. He told me to go online and do it.

Sounds dodgy to me.

It seems that the well regarded (Trustpilot, Moneysavingexpert) part of the scheme is a cover to sell other financial services.

The Trust (that I don't want) would have been around £4,000 and Power of Attorney i think £600, although you can do it yourself.

Reviewers on Trustpilot talked of someone coming round, and preparing the will ... this guy just did a selling spiel.

Glad you have come back Sweetie222 I agree it does sound odd and rather dodgy. Perhaps look at other options/costs before deciding which Company or Solicitor to use. Good luck!

I did mine with a local solicitor …in their office ! All very easy . I wouldn’t have accepted someone coming to the house.

I agree with Lucca and that is what I did. The solicitor is very local so if I have to make any adjustments in the future there should not be any problem.

Go to your local solicitor he’ll do it for a fee you will get it done right.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/free-cheap-wills/

See here to get a free will in November. We did it a few years ago, was asked to make a charity donation.

Tizliz, the link you've shown is similar to the article that led me to the Air Ambulance charity will organisation. I trusted the source or wouldn't have had someone come round to the house.

I guess I'm mostly wondering if it's an outright scam (by the so called will providers, not the charity) to get leads to sell other financial services.

Your visitors does sound dodgy Sweetie.
I'm another one who made a charity will with a local solicitor.
I think that's the best bet.

Be aware these charities usually employ paralegals to draw up the wills - NOT solicitors. if you have anything remotely complicated please go to a solicitor. You can then leave a legacy to your favourite charity via your will.

If not a scam it seems over complicated. We made an appt during will making November with a local solicitor and it was very simple - probably gives the junior some extra experience. Our will was very straightforward.