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The UK's Most Established and Trusted Will Writing Service

Since 2001, LegalWills.co.uk has helped thousands of people prepare their Last Will and Testament.

Developed with a team of top estate planning solicitors, we offer unparalleled quality and affordability through our online Will service.

The Company

LegalWills.co.uk is the longest serving online Will writing service in the UK. We work with professional Will writing solicitors to provide a legal document creation service that allows you to prepare your own professional grade Wills and other estate planning documents.

At LegalWills.co.uk, we have adapted the best Will writing software used by solicitors across the UK and made it available to the general public. This means that you can create a Will that is word for word the same as a solicitor's Will, but from the comfort of your own home. You can also make changes whenever you need to.

Formed in 2000, the company has a dedicated team devoted to ensuring high quality products and first class customer service. Our focus has always been to make expensive and inconvenient legal services readily available to everybody, by harnessing the power of the Internet.

Over the years, we have built our portfolio of services to move beyond simple Will writing. Today, we offer Executor tools, digital asset storage and distribution, asset inventories, and our proprietary Keyholder® mechanism that ensures the right information gets to the right people at the right time.

We believe that after a decade of constant improvement, we now provide a service that not only surpasses traditional do-it-yourself Will kits, but also offers significant advantages to professional Will writers and solicitors.

Your documents can be stored securely, and updated whenever there is a change to your personal or financial situation.

Our Executive Team at LegalWills.co.uk



Tim Hewson

Tim Hewson

Chief Executive Officer

Tim Hewson co-founded PartingWishes Inc. in 2000 (the parent company of LegalWills.co.uk).

Since graduating from Loughborough University of Technology with an Honours degree in Human Factors, he has accumulated over 25 years experience as a telecommunications consultant and Business Manager in a variety of companies in the UK and in Canada.

Tim has over 24 years of experience helping people to write their Will and other estate planning documents. He has been interviewed by many of the major news media outlets and has contributed to articles in most leading publications. He has also contributed to a number of financial planning books.

Throughout his career, Tim has written extensively on the subject of Will writing and estate planning.

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Henry Raud

Henry Raud

President and Chief Technology Officer

Henry Raud has over 20 years experience in the PC, telecommunications and software development industry.

Since graduating with an Honours Computer Science degree from the University of Toronto, he has held several technology and executive management positions in a multinational corporation.  During that time, he has been responsible for the successful delivery of many complex software development projects.

Henry joined forces with Tim Hewson in 2000 to form PartingWishes Inc.

As President and CTO, he has full accountability and responsibility for all website and software development activities, as well as managing the financials of the corporation.

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Our Advisory Team

Bradley M. Sniderman - Attorney at Law

Cindy Harm, BA, MBA - Senior Business Advisor

John Lumsden, CISSP - Principal Engineer, Tangible Consulting

Gordon Allison, BSc - Human Factors Consultant

July 25, 2023

TECH COMPANY LEGALWILLS EXPANDS TO SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH LEGATUS TRUST

With further international expansion, LegalWills' online Will-writing services are now available in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.

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April 28, 2021

Online Will Provider, LegalWills, Announces New Initiative to Support First Responders

As the country celebrates National First Responder's Day on May 1st, Canada's longest standing online Will provider LegalWills.ca is offering first responders, including Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, a Will and Power of Attorney free of charge for the entire month.

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July 30, 2020

Online Will Provider, LegalWills, Announces New Initiative to Support Teachers and Educational Staff as they Return to School

Industry leader in online estate planning, LegalWills, responds to teachers' worries about returning to their classrooms in September - amidst the COVID-19 pandemic - by providing free Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney documents to US, UK, and Canadian teachers and education workers.

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March 31, 2009

LegalWills.co.uk launches innovative, do-it-yourself legal Will service

A new service offered by www.legalwills.co.uk allows individuals to prepare their Will, in the convenience of their own home, for a fraction of the cost of hiring a solicitor. Legalwills.co.uk has worked with solicitors in the UK to provide a completely interactive service with clear, concise online help that steps people through the process of creating a legal Will.

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October 18, 2002

LegalWills.co.uk Announces Unique Funeral Planning Service

LegalWills.co.uk has launched the latest in a portfolio of services that allow their members to communicate their parting wishes to friends and loved ones after they have passed away.

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October 15, 2002

LegalWills.co.uk Announces Unique Service For Communicating Messages After Death

LegalWills.co.uk announces the latest in a portfolio of services that allow their members to communicate their parting wishes to friends and loved ones after they have passed away. The "MyMessages" service allows members to prepare multimedia messages to friends and loves ones. These messages remain completely private and only get delivered to their recipients after the member has passed away.

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November 3, 2000

LegalWills.co.uk Launches Unique Internet Estate Planning Services

LegalWills.co.uk has launched a unique portfolio of services that allow consumers to communicate their final wishes to loved ones after they have passed away. The interactive website includes services for describing funeral wishes, drafting a legal Will and preparing multimedia messages.

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Recent news articles covering our services

August 21, 2023

Should You Get AI to Write Your Will?

by Tim Hewson, Fintech

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential have captivated the world. It is a powerful tool, but should you entrust the creation of your last Will and testament to AI?

https://www.fintech.ca/2023/08/21/should-you-get-ai-to-write-your-will/

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March 13, 2023

Confident and Prepared: The Emotional Impact of Planning Your Legacy with a Will (Part 2)

by David Edey, Executor Help Podcast

David concludes his conversation with Tim Hewson, CEO of LegalWills. Learn how creating a Will can reduce stress and anxiety.

https://executorhelp.libsyn.com/confident-and-prepared

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March 6, 2023

Why You Shouldn't Wait: The Benefits of Creating or updating a Will now (Part 1)

by David Edey, Executor Help Podcast

Over 55% of Canadian and American adults do not have an estate plan which includes a Will. David has a conversation with Tim Hewson, CEO of LegalWills, on the importance of planning for the future and why getting a Will is critical.

https://executorhelp.libsyn.com/why-you-shouldnt-wait

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March 9, 2022

10 of The Best Online Will Writing Services

Age Space

To make a Will online at LegalWills.co.uk, you answer a series of questions about your wishes, spanning 9 different sections. Their Will experts can offer help at each step of the online Will-making process, to make sure your wishes are being met.

https://www.agespace.org/legal/online-will-writing-services

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January 5, 2022

Tim Hewson: Removing the Barriers To Preparing Estate Planning Documents

Best Startup

Most people don't have a Will, but everybody needs one. We are addressing the barriers to preparing a Will by making the process affordable and convenient.

https://beststartup.ca/tim-hewson-removing-the-barriers-to-preparing-estate-planning-documents/

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August 17, 2020

People are eager to have their wills made amid COVID-19 concerns

by Kaitie Fraser, CBC News

"We've certainly seen this year that trigger for writing a will has never been higher," said Tim Hewson, CEO and co-founder of LegalWills. About one will is completed every minute on LegalWills, said Hewson, who also saw a record number of people using the service in April.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-essex-wills-uptick-as-covid19-concerns-prompt-service-1.5689416

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March 12, 2020

The best online will writing services in the UK

by Liam, Money to the Masses

Legal Wills: Basic service with Wills prepared from an online questionnaire, printed by the customer then signed and witnessed. Legal Wills has received over 80 reviews on Google with an average score of 4.9 out of 5.0.

https://moneytothemasses.com/tax/inheritance-tax/the-best-online-will-writing-services-in-the-uk

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November, 2019

Online will writers

The Times, Money Mentor

What does LegalWills.co.uk offer? As well as offering you the ability to create single and mirror wills through its site, it provides some specialist services for US and Canadian expats.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/money-mentor/provider/legal-wills/

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September 13, 2017

How Can I Write a Will - The Different Approaches

by Emma Maslin, The Money Whisperer

Online services, like the one provided by Beyond and LegalWills.co.uk are becoming more sophisticated, but are built from the same software used by estate planning solicitors. So, although you are not receiving legal advice, the final document is in many cases word for word identical to one prepared by a solicitor.

https://themoneywhisperer.co.uk/how-can-i-write-a-will/

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LegalWills.co.uk Company & Partnership Overview

An overview of the services available at LegalWills.co.uk, with a focus on our affiliate partnership program.

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Telephone

Toll Free in the U.K.: 0800 028 8545

Postal address

LegalWills.co.uk
27 Old Gloucester Street
London, England, WC1N 3AX

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"Online services, like the one provided by LegalWills.co.uk are becoming more sophisticated, but are built from the same software used by estate planning solicitors."

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