Certainly not
the new kid
on the block!
In April 1994 the Society of Will Writers was
formed to provide support to members and
protection to clients of SWW members.
24 years later we are still here, still providing
support to members and still protecting our
member’s clients – just on a far bigger scale.
The secret to our success is that as
an organisation we are incredibly open,
transparent and we engage. We aren’t
playing at this and we take our responsibility
very seriously. In 24 years we have grown
to become the largest self-regulatory body
governing the profession of Will Writing and
have in excess of 1700 members working
under the banner of the SWW.
This means that 1700 professionals all adhere
to the required standards of the Society of Will
Writers and understand what it means to be a
member of the SWW. We aren’t afraid to audit
members, we take professional standards
very seriously and actively engage with
government bodies like the Legal Services
Board, Competition and Markets Authority
and the Law Commission.
In 24 years we’ve had ups and downs. In 2013
we were geared up for statutory regulation
only for the then Lord Chancellor, Chris
Grayling to call for stronger self-regulation. At
that point some of our more senior members
had taken the decision to retire to avoid the
rigors of any new statutory obligations.
Since then, we’ve galloped down the road
to success and have expanded the SWW
membership as well as opening a dedicated
training facility for Will Writers, the College of
Will Writing since which has provided training
to over 2000 professionals.
We sometimes feel that SWW members
don’t get the credit they deserve. We are
often shunned by press organisations
or charities who favour solicitors despite
research suggesting that Wills produced by
solicitors were no better or worse than those
of professional will writers. Despite minor
hurdles, our work over the last 24 years has
put us in an incredibly strong position. The
next three years will see the SWW realising
our growth strategy which includes efforts to
better educate both SWW members and the
general public.
We encourage all stakeholders or interested
parties to work or partner with us towards
bettering the profession.
Contact us on [email protected] or call
01522 68 78 88
The Society of Will Writers
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