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 are usually held over a cup of tea at the kitchen table, on an evening or weekend if that's what works, with no office visits and no rushed appointments.
All prices include home visits across Uckfield and the surrounding villages.
From £225
A professionally drafted will that clearly expresses your wishes, protects your assets, and provides for your loved ones with legal certainty. Includes a free phone consultation, a home visit for detailed instructions, careful drafting tailored to your circumstances, and a signing appointment at your home with proper witnessing.
£350
Coordinated wills for partners that reflect shared wishes while accounting for individual circumstances. One phone consultation, a home visit for joint instructions, two complete wills, and a signing appointment at your kitchen table.
£275 per document
Ensure trusted people can make important decisions on your behalf for health, welfare, and financial matters if you're ever unable to. I guide you through every step including registration with the Office of the Public Guardian. OPG registration fee of £92 per document is payable separately.
Free with will / £85 standalone
A personal document to guide your executors on matters close to your heart — funeral preferences, personal bequests, and messages to loved ones. Included free with every will, or £85 as a standalone document.
£595 per couple
Protect your share of the family home while ensuring your partner can continue living there — safeguarding assets for future generations. Includes severance of joint tenancy so your property is properly structured for the trust to work.
1.5% of estate value
Practical, compassionate help administering an estate after a loved one has died. I handle the paperwork — applying for the Grant of Probate, valuing assets, dealing with banks and HMRC, settling liabilities, and distributing the estate to the beneficiaries — so the family doesn't have to. Transparent percentage pricing, far below typical solicitor rates. Probate Registry fees are payable separately.
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.”
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 £1,195 per couple. It’s typically the right answer for:
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 I come to your home — Uckfield, Framfield, Isfield, wherever suits — for a thorough conversation around your kitchen table. Drafts go out for you to review at your own pace, and we meet again to sign with proper witnessing. There’s no extra charge for the home visit, no charge for evenings or weekends, and the Office of the Public Guardian registration fees (£368 for four LPAs) are the only thing payable separately, straight to the government. Six documents, one straightforward process, and the relief of having it done.
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. Home visits are included in the quoted price, so there's no extra travel charge for meeting at your home rather than 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.
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.
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.
For most Uckfield families the answer is straightforward — quite a bit less, with no compromise on the document itself. Solicitors often charge by the hour, so the bill grows the more questions you ask. My fees are fixed and quoted upfront before you commit, and the home visit is included rather than billed as time. The Complete Peace of Mind Package at £1,195 covers six documents for a couple, which is typically less than a solicitor would charge for the wills alone. You get the same legal weight at a fraction of the cost, with none of the office formality.
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.
Most couples around Uckfield choose the Complete Peace of Mind Package at £1,195 — mirror wills, both types of LPA for both partners, and letters of wishes. That's six professionally drafted documents in one process. OPG registration fees (£368 for four LPAs) are payable separately to the government.
