Is the first appointment really free, and can you really come to the house?
Yes to both. A Qualified Legal Consultant will come to your kitchen table, at no charge, anywhere we cover from Stamford Walk , typically Stamford itself, Rutland, Peterborough, the Deepings and the wider East Anglia 100-mile radius. No obligation, no pressure to sign on the day. If after the first conversation you decide not to proceed, the visit costs you nothing. The home format is the firm’s default and the most-asked appointment type for a reason: estate planning is easier to think about at your own table than across a desk.
You are not solicitors. How is my advice protected if it goes wrong?
Three things, layered. First, every trust draft is reviewed by external Tax Barristers and King’s Counsel before it is signed. Second, the firm carries professional indemnity insurance underwriting the advice up to £2.5m per client. Third, where the work crosses into reserved legal acts that only an SRA-regulated solicitor can perform (a Grant of Probate, the conduct of contentious litigation), the work is handled by SRA-regulated solicitors on secondment to the firm. The model is deliberately different from a high-street firm, and the insurance + KC review is what makes it safe.
How much does a will, an LPA or a trust actually cost? I can see £99 on the home page but nothing else.
Single will £99. Mirror wills (a couple’s pair) £149. Lasting Powers of Attorney are priced individually and depend on whether you are drafting one or both forms; we quote a fixed fee at the end of the free first appointment, before any deposit. Trusts are priced fixed at the same point: the consultant explains the structure, the KC review fee and the Office of the Public Guardian registration cost (if any), and you walk away with a written quote. We never quote on the doorstep , the price comes after we understand the estate.
Will my design be signed off before any work starts?
Yes. Nothing goes to the barrister review, nothing is sent to the Office of the Public Guardian and nothing is signed until the structure is agreed in writing, the fee fixed in writing, and the people named , executors, attorneys, trustees, beneficiaries , confirmed by you. The first appointment is free and produces an outline; the second appointment, on paper or video, agrees the draft. The signing appointment, with witnesses, is the third visit. You see the full document before anything is committed.
I do not really know what I want yet. Is it worth booking?
Most first conversations begin that way. Bring whatever you have , the deeds of the house, the last pension statement, a list of who you would want to act, even just a worry you have not put into words yet. We will lay out the options that fit your family, your assets and your budget. No brief, no pressure to commit on the day, and the appointment is free.
What about probate and will storage after the will is signed?
Wills are stored off-site and registered with Certainty, the national wills register, so the executor can locate them when needed. When the time comes, the firm handles probate in full if the family wants , one team across the will, the LPA, the trust if there is one, and the probate. The family does not have to learn the legal landscape from scratch at the worst time.
Where are you, exactly?
12-13 Stamford Walk, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2JE. We are in the pedestrianised parade of stone-fronted shopfronts off St Mary’s Street, six minutes’ walk from Stamford railway station and two from the Sheep Market. The shopfront has a black-painted "Town & Country Law" wordmark on a white render under a Georgian-stone surround. Look for the framed services board on the wall and the eucalyptus by the door.
