BESPOKE WILL TRACE

(England & Wales only)

Kin’s Bespoke Will Trace is ideal if you need to locate a Will or wish to confirm that you possess the most up-to-date version of a Will. If you need to locate a Will or want to be sure that you hold the most recent Will, let us do the work for you.

Provided that you have checked the deceased's personal possessions and paperwork and made initial enquiries with the deceased's known friends, family and neighbours, we will:

  • Search the Certainty.co.uk National Will Register
  • Carry out a search of the depository of the Principal Registry of the Family Division
  • Use our databases to make further enquiries with friends, family and neighbours
  • Check the deceased's bank(s) and / or building society/societies
  • Write to solicitors in the area of the deceased's last known address (and any previous addresses where reasonably required)
  • Write to members of the Institute of Professional Willwriters local to the deceased's last known address (and any previous known addresses where reasonably required)
  • Place an advert in the Wills & Whereabouts section of the Law Society Gazette
  • Advertise locally to the deceased's last known address (and any previous known addresses where reasonably required)
  • Monitor the Principal Registry of the Family Division for an application for a Grant to the Estate

Please contact us for help conducting will tracing in jurisdictions outside England & Wales.

Cost: The fee for our Bespoke Will Trace is £300 (+ VAT) plus disbursements. We will meet all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in providing the service with the exception of advertising expenses. Please allow approximately £300 for an advert in the Law Society Gazette, Wills & Whereabouts section.

Total expected budget £600.

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