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Document Storage with The National Will Archive

• The National Will Archive is a dedicated storage facility for Wills , LPAs and other related legal documents available exclusively to members of The Society of Will Writers and their clients
• There are currently over 150,000 documents in store
• All documents undergo a validity check and are scanned and databased for added security
• Offering document storage to your clients can provide you with an additional income
• Enhance your storage offering by registering Wills with The National Will Register at no extra cost to you or the client - see www . willsearchsww . co . uk for more information
New and Improved Storage Service We ’ ve been providing a storage solution to members of The Society of Will Writers for over 20 years , and we ’ ve now made it even easier to store your client ’ s documents with us by introducing our We Store For You service .
With this service we not only provide you with the marketing brochures , registration forms and burst-proof envelopes , but we also take payment direct from the client , paying you an annual commission for each client who stores with us . On top of this , we still check , scan and database all documents , before providing your clients with a certificate of safe storage and 2 executor retrieval cards .
Affordable Storage Solution At just £ 30 per annum , our storage solution represents incredible value for money . By letting us take care of the storage for your client , you earn an additional income for your business through an annual commission payment of £ 10 per client .
Traditional Storage If you would you rather charge your client for storage yourself , you can send the documents to us instead , paying us our standard charge of £ 7.50 per annum and we will still provide the service in full .
Who can retrieve the Will and how ? Either you or the client can retrieve the Will at any time and we ’ ll provide a handy retrieval form for you to do this . If the client requests the Will we will need either the signed retrieval form or a letter from them for security reasons . If the retrieval is due to a death we will also need a copy of the death certificate from the Executor which will be kept on file . Please see our retrieval charges overleaf .
Property Deed Retrieval The ‘ old style ’ traditional deeds are always sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery and we will invoice the client directly if the deeds have been requested for any reason other than death .
The National Will Register Since 2017 we ’ ve been automatically registering Wills stored with us with The National Will Register , and now including those Wills in our store , they currently have the location of over 8 million Wills registered .