For one person · A worked example
A will with a trust in it, for one person
A will with a built-in trust, plus powers of attorney, done together for less.
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.
£1,300+ VAT(£1,560 inc. VAT)
Each document on its own: £1,450 + VAT Done together saves £150 (10%)
Plus the third-party costs listed below.
What is in it.
2 items. Each fee is what it would cost on its own.
Will with a trust
Instructions, a will incorporating the right trust for your situation, a letter of wishes, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
In this example: a partner to provide for and children from a previous relationship.
How long3 to 4 weeks
On its own£650+ VAT(£780 inc. VAT)
Both powers of attorney
Property and financial affairs, and health and welfare, drafted, signed and registered together.
How longDrafting and signing 1 to 2 weeks; registration 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK)
On its own£800+ VAT(£960 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
- £1,450 + VAT
- Done together, two power of attorney documents, one saving for the matter
- less £150
- Fee
- £1,300 + VAT
- VAT at 20%
- £260
- Fee, including VAT
- £1,560
- Third-party costs, paid to others
- £191
- Land Registry official copies £7, per document, HM Land Registry, no VAT; Office of the Public Guardian registration fee £184.
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 will first.
Aaron takes everything in one sitting, drafts the will, 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.
Will 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 you, checks this is the right plan, and agrees the fixed fee in writing before any work starts.
One meeting
Aaron meets you, at home or remotely, and takes everything for every document in the plan in one sitting: your wishes for the will and who you want as your attorneys.
Free 15-minute call
Aaron listens to your situation and explains what a trust in your will can and cannot do.
Meeting
Aaron goes through your assets, your family and the risks you want to guard against.
Choosing the trust
Aaron chooses and designs the trust that fits your situation.
Drafting and review
3 to 4 weeksAaron drafts the will and goes through every clause with you in plain English.
Signing and trustee briefing
Aaron supervises the signing and explains to your trustees what their role involves.
Free 15-minute call
Aaron explains the two types of LPA and why most people need both.
Meeting
Aaron covers your finances and your care wishes in one meeting.
Drafting both LPAs
1 to 2 weeksAaron prepares the property and financial affairs LPA and the health and welfare LPA together, so they are consistent.
Signing
Both documents are signed in one appointment, with Aaron as certificate provider.
Registration
8 to 10 weeksAaron submits both LPAs to the Office of the Public Guardian in one go. Registration takes 8 to 10 weeks (GOV.UK).
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
- £184
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.
- Will with a trust
- Included Instructions, a will incorporating the right trust for your situation, a letter of wishes, supervised signing and a trustee briefing.
- Not included Severing a joint tenancy, Land Registry restrictions, declarations of trust, capacity assessments and foreign assets are separate.
- Both powers of attorney
- Included Property and financial affairs, and health and welfare, drafted, signed and registered together.
Will with a trust: the full terms
What is included: The fixed fee covers taking your instructions, drafting a will with the right trust in it, a letter of wishes, supervising the signing 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.
Will with a trust: the full terms
What is included: The fixed fee covers taking your instructions, drafting a will with the right trust in it, a letter of wishes, supervising the signing 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: the full terms
What is included: A first meeting (in person or by video) to take your instructions for both LPAs. Drafting of both LPAs by Aaron, a qualified solicitor. Aaron as certificate provider for both. A second meeting to supervise the signing and witnessing. Registration of both 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 (£184 for 2), 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: the full terms
What is included: A first meeting (in person or by video) to take your instructions for both LPAs. Drafting of both LPAs by Aaron, a qualified solicitor. Aaron as certificate provider for both. A second meeting to supervise the signing and witnessing. Registration of both 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 (£184 for 2), 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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