The Institute of Professional Willwriters

The Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) and the Institute of Scottish Professional Willwriters (ISPW) have been founded with two principal aims:

•To promote the highest possible standards within the Will writing profession
•To protect the interests of its members and of the public

All Members of the Institute………

•Are qualified by examination to write Wills and associated documents
•Have at least £2million Professional Indemnity Insurance cover to protect their clients
•Have at least £2m Public Liability insurance cover
•Have undergone a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure
•Undertake regular refresher training to update their knowledge
•Are subject to the Institutes Code of Practice

Most Members of the Institute………

•Offer a home-visit service by appointment, often in the evening if that is more convenient to their client
•Offer a fixed fee
•Offer secure storage arrangements for documents
•Offer advice and documentation on matters associated with Wills such as Lasting Powers of Attorney, (Continuing Powers of Attorney in Scotland), Advance Decisions (Living Wills) and Will Trusts to protect assets. (Wilkes Wills will be offering this service from July 2010)

If you would like to find out more about the I.P.W. then please visit their website: www.ipw.org.uk

Wilkes Wills is compliant with the I.P.W. code of Practice.

And we are now very proud to display the logo for the Office of Fair Trading which recognises the I.P.W. code of Practice.