Emergency Will Writing in Oxfordshire
We come to you — at home, in hospital or in a hospice — and take your instructions within 24 hours.
We know this is a difficult time
If you’re reading this, something has probably changed very quickly — a diagnosis, an admission to hospital, or surgery that’s come sooner than expected. You may be arranging this for yourself, or for someone you love.
Whatever the situation, you don’t need to work out the steps on your own. Call us and we’ll tell you plainly what’s possible, how quickly we can act, and what it will cost. There’s no obligation, and nothing to prepare before you ring.
When an urgent Will is the right call
Our emergency service is for situations where waiting isn’t sensible. That usually means the situations listed here — and it’s just as often a son, daughter, spouse or close friend making the call because the person themselves isn’t well enough to. We’re used to speaking with relatives first, and we’ll guide you through what’s needed.
A terminal diagnosis
Or a recent change in prognosis that means waiting isn't sensible.
Surgery in the coming days
A major operation scheduled sooner than expected, with things you'd rather settle first.
In hospital or a hospice
We come to the ward or the room, and work around visiting hours.
A rapid decline in health
Where strength, mobility or alertness is falling away quickly.
Not sure this is urgent?
If there’s no immediate pressure, our standard home visit Will service or online Will service will cost you considerably less. Call us either way — we’ll tell you honestly which one you need.
Emergency Will writing packages
We’ll confirm the full price and terms in writing before we start any work.
Single Will
£795
- We visit you — at home, in hospital or in a hospice
- Capacity assessment taken sensitively as part of your appointment
- Your instructions taken within 24 hours of your call
- A draft Will prepared within 48 hours
- A return visit to oversee the signing
- A second independent witness, arranged by us
Couple Will
£995
- We visit you — at home, in hospital or in a hospice
- Capacity assessment taken sensitively as part of your appointment
- Your instructions taken within 24 hours of your call
- Both draft Wills prepared within 48 hours
- A return visit to oversee the signing
- A second independent witness, arranged by us
How our emergency Will service works
One phone call sets everything in motion — we handle the rest.
You call us
Tell us the situation. We’ll confirm straight away whether we can help and how quickly, and arrange to come to you — at home, in hospital or in a hospice.
We prepare your Will
We take your instructions within 24 hours and have a draft ready within 48 — written in plain English, and read through with you so you’re certain it says what you want.
We oversee the signing
We return with a second independent witness and make sure your Will is executed correctly, so it’s legally valid.
If it helps to prepare, our Will Writing Checklist sets out the details we’ll ask for — but please don’t let gathering paperwork delay your call. We can work with what you have.
Capacity, handled with care
To make a valid Will, a person needs mental capacity — broadly, an understanding of what they own, who they might provide for, and what signing does. Illness, exhaustion and medication can all affect this, and it varies from day to day.
We assess capacity gently, as a normal part of taking instructions. It isn’t a test. Where illness is serious, we may also recommend a doctor confirms it at the same time — long-established practice that makes the Will much harder to challenge later. A doctor’s assessment is arranged separately and billed at cost.
One honest note: this is a priority service with eligibility criteria, and occasionally a case isn’t one we can properly take on. If that’s true of yours, we’ll tell you quickly and point you elsewhere rather than leave you waiting.
Urgent visits across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and nearby
We work from our Oxford office on Woodstock Road and from Aylesbury, which puts most of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and the neighbouring parts of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire within reach at short notice.
Oxfordshire
Oxford · Abingdon · Witney · Bicester · Didcot · Thame · Kidlington · Wallingford
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury · High Wycombe · Milton Keynes · Buckingham · Amersham · Marlow · Beaconsfield · Wendover · Princes Risborough · Chesham
Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire
Tring · Berkhamsted · Hemel Hempstead · Leighton Buzzard · Dunstable · Luton
That includes the John Radcliffe, the Churchill, Stoke Mandeville, Sobell House and Florence Nightingale Hospice, along with care homes and private addresses across all three counties.
Travel supplement
These towns are a longer drive from either base. We can still come to you urgently, with a £75 travel supplement on top of the fee. It’s confirmed in writing before anything is booked, never added afterwards.
Oxfordshire
Banbury · Wantage · Faringdon · Carterton · Chipping Norton · Henley-on-Thames
Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire
St Albans · Watford · Harpenden · Hitchin · Bedford · Welwyn Garden City · Stevenage
Beyond those areas, call us anyway and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can reach you in time.
Once the Will is done
Getting the Will signed comes first. Afterwards, there are two things worth knowing about.
A Lasting Power of Attorney lets someone you trust act for you while you’re still alive — often the more pressing document when someone is seriously ill, and it needs the same mental capacity a Will does. And a Will only works if it can be found, which is where safe storage comes in.
We won’t raise any of this while there’s urgent work to do. Ask us whenever you’re ready.
Urgent Will questions
Yes — it’s a routine part of this service. We’re used to working around visiting hours, ward routines and nursing staff, and we’re discreet about it. If there are restrictions on visitors, tell us when you call and we’ll work out what’s possible.
This is more common than people expect, and it doesn’t stop a Will being made. A Will can be signed with a simple mark rather than a full signature, or someone else can sign it on the person’s behalf, in their presence and at their direction. We’ll be there to make sure it’s done correctly either way.
Yes. Speed doesn’t weaken a Will — poor drafting and a bad signing do. This is the same Will writing service we provide to every client, using the same clauses; what’s compressed is our timetable, not the care taken. We oversee the signing ourselves, we bring an independent witness, and where illness is serious we’ll recommend a doctor confirms capacity, which is strong evidence if anyone ever questions the Will.
Call us now on 01865 507174
Tell us what’s happened and we’ll take it from there. One phone call is all it takes to start.
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