Will writing, LPAs and probate in Uckfield
Personal, professional estate planning across Uckfield and the surrounding villages — at your kitchen table, on your schedule.
Uckfield is a busy market town in central East Sussex, sitting on the southern edge of the High Weald with strong road and rail links south to Lewes and Brighton.
I'm Emma Wrigley — a law graduate with over 20 years in the legal sector — and I set up Kent Legacy Planning because estate planning should fit around your life, not the other way around. The conversations I have with clients happen mostly on the phone, at whatever time of day suits you, and the signing happens over a cup of tea at your own kitchen table — evenings and weekends if that's what works, with no office visits and no rushed appointments.
Services available in Uckfield
Every fee is quoted in writing before you commit, and will and LPA prices include a signing visit to your home in Uckfield or the surrounding villages.
Wills & related documents
Will Writing
From £225
A will drafted from scratch for your circumstances, signed and witnessed properly at your own kitchen table.
Read more →Mirror Wills for Couples
£400 per couple
A coordinated pair of wills for a couple whose wishes broadly match, drafted together so they agree with each other.
Read more →Trust Wills
Price on consultation
Ringfence your share of the family home so your partner can go on living there and your children still inherit it.
Read more →Letter of Wishes
£35 with a will / £85 standalone
The personal guidance that sits alongside your will — funeral preferences, bequests, and notes for guardians.
Read more →Will Review
£95
A read-through of the will you already have, whoever wrote it, and an honest answer on whether it still works.
Read more →Codicils
From £125
A signed, witnessed addition to an existing will, where the change is straightforward enough not to need a new one.
Read more →Powers of attorney & health decisions
Lasting Powers of Attorney
From £275 (plus OPG fees)
Let people you trust make health or financial decisions for you if you ever can't make them yourself.
Read more →LPA Reviews & Revocations
From £95
Check, change or revoke a registered LPA that no longer says what you need it to say.
Read more →General Power of Attorney
From £195
Financial authority for someone who has capacity now — a spell abroad, a stay in hospital, a property sale.
Read more →Advance Decision (Living Will)
£195 one person / £300 per couple
A written, legally binding refusal of specified medical treatment, so your wishes are known if you cannot say them.
Read more →Probate & estate administration
Executor & Estate Review
£195
What the will means, what you actually have to do, and whether a grant of probate is needed at all.
Read more →Estate Administration Support
Quoted for the work agreed
Help with as much or as little of an administration you're running yourself.
Read more →Comprehensive Estate Administration
From £2,500
Everything from registering the death to distributing the estate, apart from the Grant application, which stays with the executor.
Read more →Other documents
A recent client near Uckfield
“Emma sat down with us at our kitchen table in Maresfield and walked us through wills and LPAs in one go — we'd been putting it off for years because we didn't really know what we needed. She came back on a Saturday morning for signing with a fresh pot of tea on the go.”
Wills, LPAs and probate for Uckfield families
Most families I meet around Uckfield, Maresfield and Buxted don’t arrive with a clear shopping list. They know they need to get something sorted — a will that’s actually up to date, powers of attorney in case life takes a turn, a plan for the family home — but they’re not always sure which documents do what, or which they actually need. That’s where the Complete Peace of Mind Package earns its name: one process, one fixed price, and everything in place by the time we’re finished.
Uckfield is a town of mixed circumstances. Long-time residents in the town centre, newer families on the developments around the edge, and a steady stream of couples reaching the age where these decisions can’t keep being kicked down the road. The Peace of Mind Package is built for that audience. It bundles mirror wills, both types of Lasting Power of Attorney for both partners, and letters of wishes into a single, coordinated piece of work — six professionally drafted documents for a couple, at one fixed price that works out cheaper than arranging each of those pieces separately. I’ll give you the exact figure on our first phone call, before anything is booked. It’s typically the right answer for:
- Couples in their 50s and 60s who’ve been meaning to sort their wills for a decade and want to do everything in one go rather than coming back to it.
- Families with a property in the Uckfield area where the home is the main asset and the wills, LPAs and trust position need to make sense together.
- Anyone who wants certainty on cost — fixed fees agreed up front, with no hourly billing creeping in as the questions come up.
In practice it almost always starts with a free phone call. I’ll listen to the situation, sketch out what you actually need (sometimes that’s the full package, sometimes it’s only the wills), and give you a clear quote before anything is booked. Then a questionnaire comes out to you and we fill in the gaps by phone — no day off work, no office appointment. Drafts go out for you to review at your own pace, and then I come to your home — Uckfield, Framfield, Isfield, wherever suits — to sign with proper witnessing around your kitchen table. There’s no extra charge for the signing visit, no charge for evenings or weekends, and the Office of the Public Guardian’s registration fees for the four LPAs are the only thing payable separately, straight to the government. Six documents, one straightforward process, and the relief of having it done.
Questions from Uckfield clients
Which areas around Uckfield do you cover?
As well as Uckfield itself, I regularly visit the villages that ring the town — Maresfield, Buxted, Framfield and Isfield — and the surrounding hamlets across central East Sussex. The signing visit is included in the quoted price, so there's no extra travel charge for signing at your home rather than in an office. If you're a little further afield and unsure whether you're in catchment, give me a quick call before you book; I cover a wide stretch of Kent and East Sussex and it's almost always a yes.
I'm not sure what I actually need — where do I start?
You don't need to arrive with a shopping list. Most Uckfield clients I see aren't sure whether they need a will, LPAs, a trust, or some combination — and that's exactly what the free phone consultation is for. We'll talk through your family, your home, and what you'd want to happen if things changed, and I'll recommend the right combination of documents with a clear quote before you commit to anything. There's no pressure to book a visit and no charge for the call itself.
Do you offer evening or weekend appointments in Uckfield?
Yes — I'm available seven days a week, including evenings, at no extra charge. Plenty of Uckfield families find an evening appointment after work much easier than juggling a daytime visit, and weekend mornings work well for couples who want to sit down together without the rush. I'll fit around your schedule rather than the other way round, which is the whole point of working from your kitchen table instead of an office in town.
How does your pricing compare with using a high-street solicitor in Uckfield?
The two are billed quite differently, with no compromise on the document itself. Solicitors often charge by the hour, so the bill grows the more questions you ask and you can't know the total at the point you agree to the work. My fees are fixed and quoted upfront before you commit, and the signing visit is included rather than billed as time. The Complete Peace of Mind Package covers six documents for a couple in one process, and it works out cheaper than arranging each piece separately. You get the same legal weight, with none of the office formality.
I'm helping an elderly parent in Buxted or Framfield — can you visit them at home?
Absolutely — and most of my older clients much prefer it. There's no charge for visiting Buxted, Framfield, or anywhere else in the Uckfield area, and I'm happy to arrange appointments so family members can travel in and be present for the conversation. For anyone with mobility difficulties, hearing loss, or who simply finds office visits tiring, sitting in their own living room makes a real difference. I'll take my time, explain things in plain English, and we'll work at whatever pace suits them best.
What does it cost to get everything sorted in one go?
Most couples choose the Complete Peace of Mind Package — mirror wills, both types of LPA for both partners, and letters of wishes. That's six professionally drafted documents in one process, and it works out cheaper than arranging each piece separately. I'll give you the exact figure on our first phone call, and OPG registration fees are payable separately to the government.