How to write your Will for free, in person
Step 1
Email our friendly team for your referral and information pack.
Step 2
Choose your preferred local solicitor from the pack, and book an appointment.
Step 3
Attend on the day, and take the opportunity to leave a gift to Mencap in your Will.
What is the National Free Wills Network?
The National Free Wills Network offers free Will writing appointments. It is a closed Network, meaning you can only get access via a charity.
As a Mencap supporter, we’re pleased to refer you so that you can write your Will for free, in person, with a local solicitor. In return, we hope you’ll consider leaving us a gift.
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Contact our Gifts in Wills team
If you’d like to access the Free Wills Network or find out more about the amazing impact a gift in your Will to Mencap can make, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
- Email the gifts in Wills team to request a pack containing solicitors participating in the scheme.
- Contact one of the solicitors in the pack and ask to book your National Free Wills Network appointment.
- Consider leaving a gift to Mencap.
Anyone over the age of 18 in England, Wales and Scotland can use the National Free Wills Network.
- In the appointment with your solicitor, let them know that you would like to leave a gift in your Will to Mencap.  
- Ensure your Will states Mencap's full name, address and registered charity number:
Mencap's full name: Royal Mencap Society.
Address: Royal Mencap Society, 6 Cyrus Way, Peterborough, PE7 8HP. 
Registered charity number: 222377 (England and Wales), SC041079 (Scotland).
If you would like further information about leaving a gift in your Will to Mencap please download our free Gifts in Wills guide.
The National Free Wills Network allows you to have a simple Will drafted for free by a qualified solicitor.
You are also referred to solicitors within a 3.5 mile radius of your address, meaning you do not have to travel far for a face-to-face
consultation
Consultation is finding out what people think about something.
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There are no fees involved Involved is being included in something or taking part in something. when having a simple Will drafted.
However, for more complex Wills, solicitors may charge depending on the request.
Emma Young