Trusted will writing for Stafford families across Staffordshire's county town
Looking for a professional will writer in Stafford? Project Will provides expert will writing services throughout Stafford and the wider Staffordshire area. Whether you live in Stafford town centre, Baswich, Castletown, Forebridge, Weeping Cross, Wildwood, or any of the surrounding villages and towns like Stone, Rugeley, Uttoxeter, or Eccleshall, we bring professional estate planning directly to your home.
As a family-run business, we understand the unique character of Staffordshire's historic county town and the needs of local families. We offer home visits throughout Stafford, evening and weekend appointments, and transparent fixed pricing – no hidden fees or unpredictable hourly rates.
Protect your family's future with a professionally written will
📞 Call 0333 049 5033 📅 Book OnlineStafford is Staffordshire's historic county town with a population of over 71,000 (and 136,000 across the wider borough). When it comes to protecting your family's future, choosing a local Stafford will writer offers clear advantages over impersonal online services or distant firms.
Face-to-face service in your own home: We come to you throughout Stafford – whether you're in the town centre, the residential areas of Baswich and Wildwood, the Castletown area, Forebridge, or surrounding villages. There's no need to find parking in Stafford town centre, travel to an office, or struggle with complicated online forms. We'll sit down with you in the comfort of your own home, discuss your wishes, and ensure everything is clear and understood.
Understanding Stafford's property market: Stafford's property market has its own characteristics – from traditional family homes in established areas like Baswich to newer developments across the town and period properties in the historic centre. We understand local property values and can advise on protecting your home from care home fees, ensuring it passes to your children rather than being consumed by residential care costs. For Stafford homeowners who've built up substantial equity, this protection is invaluable.
Quick response times for local clients: As your local will writer in Stafford, we can respond promptly when you need us. Need to update your will before medical treatment? Require urgent advice about your estate? We can usually arrange same-day or next-day appointments. When life changes suddenly – a new grandchild, a property purchase, or family circumstances requiring immediate attention – having a local will writer makes all the difference.
Building a relationship based on trust: Estate planning isn't just about paperwork – it's about trust and understanding. At Project Will, you're not just another case number at a large corporate firm. You'll work with the same dedicated will writer who gets to know you, your family, and your wishes. Many of our Stafford clients return to us for Lasting Powers of Attorney, trust planning, and probate services because they've built that trusted relationship.
Supporting local Staffordshire business: When you choose Project Will, you're supporting a local family-run business serving the Stafford community. We're invested in providing excellent service to our neighbours across Staffordshire.
Project Will offers comprehensive estate planning services tailored to Stafford residents' needs. Whether you're a young family, an established couple protecting your legacy, a business owner, or planning for retirement, we can help.
Our most popular service for Stafford couples and individuals. A simple will sets out who inherits your estate, who looks after your children (if under 18), and who manages your estate. A mirror will is designed for couples who want to leave everything to each other, then to their children or other beneficiaries.
Perfect for: Young families in Stafford, couples with straightforward estates, first-time buyers, anyone wanting peace of mind that their wishes will be followed.
Price: Individual wills from £99, mirror wills for couples from £149
What's included: Home visit anywhere in Stafford or surrounding areas, full consultation to understand your wishes, professionally drafted legally-sound will, guidance on choosing executors and guardians, free secure will storage, and ongoing support when your circumstances change.
We explain everything in plain English – no confusing legal jargon. By the end of our meeting, you'll understand exactly what your will does and feel confident about your family's protection.
For Stafford residents with more complex estates – business owners, property investors, those with second marriages and children from previous relationships, or anyone wanting to protect their home from care fees through property protection trusts.
Property Protection Trusts: Many Stafford homeowners worry about care home fees consuming their estate, leaving nothing for their children. A property protection trust can help safeguard your home. When one partner passes away, their share of the property goes into trust rather than passing outright to the surviving spouse. This protects that share from care home fee assessments and ensures it ultimately passes to your children. We'll explain how trusts work, the advantages and disadvantages, and whether they're suitable for your situation.
Business Succession Planning: Running a business in Stafford or the surrounding Staffordshire area? Whether it's a retail business, service company, trade business, or professional practice, proper succession planning ensures smooth transition to the next generation or your chosen successors. Without planning, business assets can be tied up in probate for months, causing serious problems for continuity. We work with local accountants and advisers to create comprehensive business succession plans.
Second Marriage & Blended Family Planning: Second marriages with children from previous relationships require careful planning. You want to provide for your current spouse while ensuring your children ultimately inherit. We specialise in creating wills that balance these interests fairly, preventing family disputes and ensuring everyone is protected.
Inheritance Tax Planning: For larger estates, inheritance tax planning can save your beneficiaries hundreds of thousands of pounds. We can advise on legitimate tax-saving strategies and work with your financial advisers to minimise your estate's tax liability.
Price: From £299 depending on complexity (free initial consultation to discuss your specific needs)
While most Stafford residents understand a will's importance, fewer realise that Lasting Powers of Attorney are equally crucial. An LPA allows someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you lose mental capacity through illness, accident, stroke, or dementia.
Two types of LPA:
Why Stafford residents need LPAs: Without an LPA, if you lose capacity, your family faces a nightmare. They'd need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order – a process that costs several thousand pounds, takes 6-12 months, and causes enormous stress during an already difficult time. During that period, your family can't access your accounts, pay your bills, or make decisions about your care.
With LPAs in place, your attorney can step in immediately when needed, ensuring your affairs are managed smoothly and your care needs are met without delay.
Price: Single LPA from £150, both LPAs for £250 (plus Office of the Public Guardian registration fees of £82 per LPA)
We handle all the paperwork, ensure everything is completed correctly, and guide you through the registration process with the Office of the Public Guardian.
When someone passes away in Stafford, dealing with their estate can be overwhelming during an already difficult time. Project Will offers compassionate probate support to help Staffordshire families navigate this complex process.
We can help with:
Our probate service takes the administrative burden off your shoulders, allowing you to focus on grieving and supporting your family. We handle everything with sensitivity, professionalism, and clear communication throughout.
Price: Probate fees vary depending on estate size and complexity – contact us for a free, no-obligation quote tailored to your specific situation
Project Will has been serving Stafford and the wider Staffordshire area for years, helping hundreds of local families protect their legacies. Here's why Stafford residents trust us with their estate planning:
We've worked with all types of Stafford families – young couples buying their first home, established families protecting their children's inheritance, retirees planning to pass on their legacy, business owners ensuring continuity, and blended families navigating complex situations. Whatever your circumstances, we're here to help with expert, compassionate advice.
Our clients appreciate our approachable, caring manner. We understand that discussing wills and end-of-life planning can feel uncomfortable. We make the process as easy and stress-free as possible, answering all your questions with patience and ensuring you feel completely comfortable with your decisions.
Project Will proudly serves Stafford and the entire surrounding Staffordshire area. We provide home visits to residents throughout the region, including:
We also serve nearby areas including Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, and Newcastle-under-Lyme. If you're not sure whether we cover your area, just give us a call – we're happy to travel throughout Staffordshire and the surrounding counties.
Living in one of the charming villages around Stafford? We love visiting the beautiful rural communities across Staffordshire, from Stone along the Trent and Mersey Canal to the villages near Cannock Chase. We bring professional will writing services directly to your door, wherever you are.
At Project Will, our will writing costs are transparent and fixed. An individual will starts from just £99, while mirror wills for couples start from £149. More complex wills incorporating trusts start from £299. Unlike solicitors who bill by the hour (often £200+ per hour), our price is all-inclusive: home visit, consultation, will drafting, revisions, guidance, and free storage.
There are no hidden fees or surprise bills. The price we quote at the start is the price you pay at the end. For Stafford families, professional will writing costs less than a family meal out – and provides invaluable peace of mind.
Absolutely! Home visits are central to our service. We'll come to your home anywhere in Stafford – whether you're in the town centre, Baswich, Castletown, Forebridge, Wildwood, or any surrounding village. We also offer evening and weekend appointments to fit around your work and family commitments.
Most Stafford clients prefer home visits because they're more convenient, comfortable, and private than meeting in an office. You can discuss sensitive family matters in your own home without worrying about who might overhear in a waiting room.
The initial consultation typically takes 45-60 minutes. We'll discuss your wishes, your family situation, your assets (property, savings, investments, pensions, possessions), who you'd like to inherit, and who should be guardians for any children under 18. We'll also talk about executors and answer all your questions.
After our meeting, we'll draft your will and send it to you for review within 5-7 working days. Once you're happy with it, we'll arrange a second brief visit (usually 15-20 minutes) to sign and witness your will properly. The whole process, from initial contact to completed will, typically takes 2-3 weeks.
If you need your will urgently (for example, before medical treatment or travel), we can often expedite the process. Just let us know your situation and we'll do our best to help.
If you die without a will (called dying "intestate"), the law decides who inherits your estate, not you. The intestacy rules are rigid and often don't reflect what families actually want.
For example:
For Stafford homeowners, intestacy can be particularly problematic. Your home could be sold to divide your estate, leaving your surviving spouse without a home. The only way to ensure your wishes are followed and your family is protected is to write a will.
Yes, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) are a core part of our service. We help Stafford residents set up both types of LPA:
Property & Financial Affairs LPA: This allows someone you trust (your attorney) to manage your finances if you lose mental capacity – or even while you still have capacity if you choose. Your attorney can pay bills, access bank accounts, manage investments, sell property if necessary, and handle all financial matters on your behalf. This is invaluable if you become unable to manage your own affairs through stroke, dementia, serious accident, or severe illness.
Health & Welfare LPA: This allows your attorney to make decisions about your medical treatment, where you live, your daily care routine, and whether to give or refuse life-sustaining treatment. This LPA can only be used once you've lost capacity to make these decisions yourself.
We strongly recommend every adult over 18 has both types of LPA in place. You never know when you might need them – a serious car accident, stroke, or sudden illness could leave you unable to make decisions. Without an LPA, your family would face a costly, lengthy Court of Protection application just to help you.
Our LPA service includes a home visit, full consultation, completion of all forms, guidance on registration with the Office of the Public Guardian, and ongoing support. Single LPAs start from £150, or both LPAs for £250 (plus £82 per LPA registration fee payable to the OPG).
Yes, all our initial consultations are completely free with no obligation whatsoever. We'll come to your home in Stafford, discuss your needs in detail, answer all your questions, and provide a clear fixed-price quote. There's absolutely no pressure to proceed, and you won't pay a penny unless you decide to go ahead.
Many Stafford residents appreciate this no-pressure approach. Estate planning is an important decision and we want you to feel completely comfortable before proceeding. Take your time, think it over, and only proceed when you're ready.
Ready to protect your family's future? Book a free, no-obligation consultation with our Stafford will writing service. We'll come to your home at a time that suits you, discuss your wishes in complete privacy, and provide clear advice on the best way to protect your estate.
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Project Will is a family-run estate planning company serving Stafford, Worksop, Retford, and wider Staffordshire, South Yorkshire, and North Nottinghamshire areas. We specialise in wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, trusts, and probate services for local families.
Unlike large, impersonal solicitors' firms or faceless online services, we offer a genuinely personal, caring approach. When you work with Project Will, you'll deal with the same dedicated, qualified will writer from start to finish. We take time to understand your family, your wishes, and your specific concerns, ensuring your estate plan truly reflects what you want to achieve.
We're proud to serve the Stafford community – from families in the town centre to residents in Baswich, Castletown, and surrounding areas, from young couples to established families and retirees. Whether you're planning for your family's future, protecting your business, or ensuring your wishes are honoured, we're here to help with expert, compassionate advice.
All our will writers are professionally qualified, fully insured, and committed to the highest standards of professional conduct. We stay current with all changes in estate planning and inheritance law to ensure your will is legally sound and effective.
Don't leave your family's future to chance. Contact Project Will today for your free, no-obligation consultation.
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