About our content
Editorial & content review policy
Wills and estate planning are the definition of content that has to be right. This page explains how WillSafe UK content is produced, checked and kept current, and what we deliberately do not claim.
Who writes and reviews it
Articles and guides are researched, written and reviewed by Richard Wood, the founder of WillSafe UK. We are a template publisher, not a firm of solicitors, and nothing on this site is legal advice. Where a topic needs regulated advice, contested estates, business property, foreign assets, tax planning, our content says so and points you to a professional.
About the reviewer
Richard Wood founded WillSafe UK and reviews every article, guide and template on this site before it is published. He also publishes LetSafe UK, a landlord compliance document library, applying the same source-first review method across both sites. He is not a solicitor and does not claim to be one: the value of the review is that every legal statement is traced back to the primary source rather than taken on trust.
In practice a review means:
- Every cited Act and statutory instrument is checked against the current revised text at legislation.gov.uk, not a summary of it.
- Every figure, the £322,000 statutory legacy, inheritance tax thresholds, probate fees, is verified against the live GOV.UK or HMRC page on the day of review.
- Statements that depend on dates, such as the April 2027 pension changes, carry the date in the text so you can judge whether they are still current.
- Anything that needs regulated advice is flagged in the article rather than glossed over.
Questions about a review, or something that looks wrong? Email richard@willsafe.org.uk, it comes straight to Richard.
Sources we work from
- Primary legislation and statutory instruments at legislation.gov.uk (Wills Act 1837, Administration of Estates Act 1925, Inheritance Tax Act 1984, Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Act 2014, among others).
- GOV.UK guidance, HMRC manuals and official probate registry material.
- Published court decisions where a rule comes from case law.
How content stays current
- Every template carries a dated footer showing the legislation it was reviewed against.
- When rules change, like the April 2027 inclusion of pensions in inheritance tax, affected pages and templates are updated and dated.
- Purchases include 12 months of free template updates when the underlying law moves.
Corrections
Spotted something wrong or out of date? Tell us at richard@willsafe.org.uk and we will check it against the source legislation and correct it.