For a couple · A worked example
Wills with a trust and both powers of attorney, for a couple
Second marriages, or ring-fencing each share for the children.
Plans are no longer sold as bundles. They are priced by one rule: Your wills cost £150 less when your powers of attorney are done at the same time, because the meetings, identity checks and signing happen once. Every figure on this page is worked out from the fee schedule. All the worked examples.
£2,350+ VAT(£2,820 inc. VAT)
Each document on its own: £2,500 + VAT Done together saves £150 (6%)
Plus the third-party costs listed below.
What is in it.
3 items. Each fee is what it would cost on its own.
Wills with a trust
Instructions from both of you, two wills incorporating a life interest or protective trust that ring-fences the first to die's share, letters of wishes, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
In this example: ring-fencing the first to die’s share for the children.
How long3 to 4 weeks
On its own£950+ VAT(£1,140 inc. VAT)
Severing the joint tenancy (splitting the home into two shares)
Notice of severance so each of you owns a distinct share, and the Land Registry form that records it. No Land Registry fee.
In this example: so each of you owns a share your will can ring-fence.
How longAlongside the wills
On its own£150+ VAT(£180 inc. VAT)
Both powers of attorney, for both of you
All four documents, drafted, signed and registered together.
How longDrafting and signing 1 to 2 weeks; registration 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK)
On its own£1,400+ VAT(£1,680 inc. VAT)
The maths
Every figure, in order.
The fee is each item added up, less the rule. VAT is 20%. The same arithmetic the Plan Finder uses.
- The items, added up
- £2,500 + VAT
- Done together, four power of attorney documents, one saving for the matter
- less £150
- Fee
- £2,350 + VAT
- VAT at 20%
- £470
- Fee, including VAT
- £2,820
- Third-party costs, paid to others
- £375
- Land Registry official copies £7, per document, HM Land Registry, no VAT; Office of the Public Guardian registration fee £368.
Regulated work (trust wills, probate, trust and estate administration) carries a small onboarding fee for the matter and an identity check for each person. Standard wills and powers of attorney do not. It is confirmed before any work starts.
Change an answer and the fee moves with it: open this plan in the Plan Finder.
What happens, in order
One call, one meeting, then the wills first.
Aaron takes everything in one sitting, drafts the wills, then the powers of attorney, and registers the powers of attorney for you. Registration with the Office of the Public Guardian takes time; the timescales are shown against each step.
Wills signed within two to four weeks. Powers of attorney drafted alongside; registration then takes eight to ten weeks on GOV.UK’s current figure.
A free 15-minute call
15 minutesAaron listens to both of you, checks this is the right plan, and agrees the fixed fee in writing before any work starts.
One meeting, both of you
Aaron meets you both, at home or remotely, and takes everything for every document in the plan in one sitting: your wishes for the wills and who you want as your attorneys.
Free 15-minute call
Aaron explains how a trust in each will protects the survivor and the children.
Joint meeting
Aaron meets both of you to go through your assets, your family and what matters most to you.
Choosing the trusts
Aaron designs matching trusts for both wills, balancing the survivor's security with the children's inheritance.
Drafting and review
3 to 4 weeksAaron drafts both wills and goes through every clause with you in plain English.
Signing and trustee briefing
Both wills are signed and witnessed. Aaron explains to your trustees what their role involves.
Free 15-minute call
Aaron explains how all four LPAs work for a couple and what doing them together saves.
Joint meeting
Aaron meets both of you to talk through attorneys, money and care wishes for each person.
Drafting all four LPAs
1 to 2 weeksAaron prepares all four documents, money and care for both of you, so they are consistent.
Signing together
All four LPAs are signed in one longer appointment. Aaron acts as certificate provider for every document.
Registration
8 to 10 weeksAll four LPAs go to the Office of the Public Guardian together. Registration takes 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK). Aaron tells you as each one is confirmed.
Third-party costs
What goes to someone else.
These fees go to the organisations named, not to Aaron. The registration and registry fees are set by government and are the same whoever you instruct.
- Land Registry official copies, per document, HM Land Registry, no VAT
- £7
- Office of the Public Guardian registration fee
- £368
What is and is not included
Each item in the plan has its own terms. They apply here exactly as they do on their own.
- Wills with a trust
- Included Instructions from both of you, two wills incorporating a life interest or protective trust that ring-fences the first to die's share, letters of wishes, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
- Not included Severing a joint tenancy is a separate small item; declarations of trust, capacity assessments and foreign assets are separate.
- Severing the joint tenancy (splitting the home into two shares)
- Included Notice of severance so each of you owns a distinct share, and the Land Registry form that records it. No Land Registry fee.
- Both powers of attorney, for both of you
- Included All four documents, drafted, signed and registered together.
Wills with a trust: the full terms
What is included: The fixed fee covers taking instructions from both of you, drafting two wills with matching trusts, letters of wishes, supervising the signing of both and a briefing for your trustees.
What is not included: Severing a joint tenancy and registering a restriction at HM Land Registry, declarations of trust, statements excluding a beneficiary, capacity assessments, inheritance tax planning and foreign assets. Each is quoted separately as a fixed fee if you need it.
Wills with a trust: the full terms
What is included: The fixed fee covers taking instructions from both of you, drafting two wills with matching trusts, letters of wishes, supervising the signing of both and a briefing for your trustees.
What is not included: Severing a joint tenancy and registering a restriction at HM Land Registry, declarations of trust, statements excluding a beneficiary, capacity assessments, inheritance tax planning and foreign assets. Each is quoted separately as a fixed fee if you need it.
Both powers of attorney, for both of you: the full terms
What is included: A first joint meeting (in person or by video) to take instructions from both of you for all four LPAs. Drafting of four LPAs by Aaron, a qualified solicitor. Aaron as certificate provider for all four. A longer signing appointment to supervise the signing and witnessing. Registration of all four LPAs with the Office of the Public Guardian. Storage of the original documents if you want it.
The fixed fee covers a straightforward LPA. Where a formal mental capacity assessment or medical report is needed, the doctor's fee is a third-party cost. Aaron will discuss and agree any extra cost with you before going ahead.
VAT and other costs: VAT at 20 percent is added to the fee. The Office of the Public Guardian charges £92 to register each LPA (£368 for 4), paid to the OPG with no VAT. The fee is halved for anyone whose income is under £12,000 a year, and people on certain benefits pay nothing. Drafting and signing take 1 to 2 weeks; registration takes 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK).
Both powers of attorney, for both of you: the full terms
What is included: A first joint meeting (in person or by video) to take instructions from both of you for all four LPAs. Drafting of four LPAs by Aaron, a qualified solicitor. Aaron as certificate provider for all four. A longer signing appointment to supervise the signing and witnessing. Registration of all four LPAs with the Office of the Public Guardian. Storage of the original documents if you want it.
The fixed fee covers a straightforward LPA. Where a formal mental capacity assessment or medical report is needed, the doctor's fee is a third-party cost. Aaron will discuss and agree any extra cost with you before going ahead.
VAT and other costs: VAT at 20 percent is added to the fee. The Office of the Public Guardian charges £92 to register each LPA (£368 for 4), paid to the OPG with no VAT. The fee is halved for anyone whose income is under £12,000 a year, and people on certain benefits pay nothing. Drafting and signing take 1 to 2 weeks; registration takes 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK).
Other worked examples.
All of them, computed live- A will and one power of attorney
The minimum most people should have: a will plus the money and property power of attorney.
£750+ VAT(£900 inc. VAT) - Wills and both powers of attorney, for a couple
The plan Aaron recommends most often.
£1,800+ VAT(£2,160 inc. VAT) - Wills for a couple near the inheritance tax threshold
Mirror wills with the inheritance tax check, at a fixed fee.
£1,000+ VAT(£1,200 inc. VAT)
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