Your will,
done properly.
Not all online wills are equal. Ours are backed by a fully regulated probate firm. The same professional standard you’d get on the high street, from the comfort of your home.
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From compatibility check to signed will – in as little as 24 hours.
Every will starts with a free five-minute compatibility check. This tells you which service tier is right for your circumstances, and flags any issues worth addressing before you begin.
Complete the free compatibility check
Five minutes. No account needed. Eight questions about your estate, family and circumstances. You receive a recommended tier and a summary of any issues – IHT exposure, trust considerations, overseas complications – flagged for your attention.
Choose your tier and complete the questionnaire
Select your service tier and complete the Arken questionnaire online. Arken is the professional will-drafting platform used by UK law firms. Save and return at any time – most people complete it in 20–40 minutes.
We will review your will
For Tier 2: your completed will is reviewed by our practitioner for legal validity, consistency and adequacy – usually within 24–48 hours. For Tier 3: a full IHT and planning review is carried out and a written planning memo produced – within 2–3 working days.
Sign your will
You receive your will with a step-by-step execution guide – exactly how to sign, witness requirements, what to avoid. Sign in front of two independent witnesses and your will is legally valid.
Store your will safely
Store the original somewhere secure. Our will storage service holds it on your behalf – your executor can contact us directly on your death. Annual review reminders included.
Is online right for your situation?
Answer 8 questions and we’ll tell you honestly to proceed online, speak to a Beacon adviser, or whether you need a solicitor first.
What is your current relationship status?
Choose the level of review your estate needs
Not sure which tier is right for you? Start with our free compatibility check – five minutes, no account needed. We’ll tell you exactly what your situation requires.
Online will
A professionally drafted will on the Arken platform, the same system used by UK law firms. No professional review. Right for straightforward estates.
Personalised Will
Your will drafted and then personally reviewed for legal validity, consistency and adequacy by an ICAEW regulated probate practitioner. The professional assurance a DIY service cannot provide.
Will with IHT review
For estates with IHT exposure, business interests, overseas assets or complex family circumstances.
All prices include VAT. Online will requires the free complexity check to be completed first. Take the check now
Professional expertise. Online convenience. Nobody else offers both.
Unlike comparison-site will services, we are a regulated professional practice that uses technology to deliver a service efficiently, not a technology company that happens to offer wills.
Complex probate, estate administration & trusts
For estates with IHT complexity, overseas assets or business interests, we can refer you to specialist tax and financial planning support.
ICAEW regulated probate
We are regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for probate activities. We can administer your estate after death – the full lifecycle under one roof. Most online will services refer probate out.
Independent financial advice
Where pension nominations, life assurance in trust or investment planning are needed alongside your will, independent financial advice is available from our FCA directly authorised IFA.
International specialists
Overseas property, non-UK domicile, foreign nationals, EU succession regulation – decades of experience with cross-border estates that most UK will services decline to handle or disclaim entirely.
Arken professional platform
Your will is drafted on Arken, the same professional platform used by UK law firms and regulated practitioners. Not a basic consumer questionnaire. A properly built, properly validated legal document.
Personal accountability
You are not dealing with a call centre or an anonymous online process. The person reviewing your will is personally qualified, personally regulated, and personally responsible for what they sign off.
Everything you need to know
Yes, provided it is correctly executed. A will is legally valid in England and Wales under the Wills Act 1837 if it is made in writing by a person aged 18 or over with mental capacity, signed by the testator, and witnessed by two independent adults who are both present at the time of signing and sign the will themselves in the testator’s presence.
The way a will is drafted, whether online, by a solicitor, or by a professional will writer, does not affect its legal validity. What matters is the content and the execution. Our wills are drafted using Arken, the same professional platform used by UK law firms, and are fully compliant with the formal requirements of the Wills Act.
Our execution guide, provided with every will, explains exactly how to sign your will correctly. We recommend reading it carefully before you sign.
Trusted by thousands across England & Wales
The complexity checker gave me real confidence that my situation was straightforward enough. The whole process took under 30 minutes and the guidance was excellent throughout.
The checker flagged that I needed advice because of my business interests. The Beacon team handled everything – succession, IHT planning, the lot. Money very well spent.
Brilliant! Straightforward, well-explained, and knowing a [regulated legal practice] was behind it made all the difference. My wife and I did mirror wills in under an hour.
Your will, done properly.
An online will service backed by an ICAEW regulated probate firm. Professional review by a chartered certified accountant and probate practitioner.
