How much does a Will cost in Scotland?

A straightforward single Will is a fixed fee from £150; mirror Wills for couples, from £250. Wills involving trusts, second families or business assets are priced on complexity and agreed in writing before we start.

What's the difference between a Will and a power of attorney?

A Will takes effect when you die. A power of attorney works while you're alive, if you lose the ability to make decisions yourself. Most people need both: a Will without a power of attorney leaves your family unable to act if you're incapacitated, and a power of attorney without a Will leaves Scots intestacy rules to decide who inherits.

What is confirmation, and is it the same as probate?

Confirmation is the Scottish equivalent of probate. It gives an executor the legal authority to gather in assets, pay debts and distribute the estate, usually with a solicitor's support. For estates in the Highland Council area, the application goes to Inverness Sheriff Court. The terminology, paperwork and process are all distinctly Scottish, which is one reason a Scottish solicitor matters.

Private Client Solicitors, Inverness

Wills, Powers of Attorney, Inheritance Tax Planning and Trust Planning for individuals and families across Inverness and the Highlands. Handled properly under Scots law, with costs agreed before any work is instructed.

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Private Client Services, Inverness

Whether you’re planning ahead or putting someone’s affairs in order after a bereavement, you’ll get clear, straightforward legal advice in plain English from an approachable team. We provide the full range of private client services to clients across the Highlands, including the islands.

Inheritance Tax Planning, Inverness

Good future planning means more of the wealth you’ve built passes to the people you choose, and less of it goes in tax. We advise on the complete picture of what you actually own, not generic rules of thumb.

For Highland clients, that often means the family home, a farm or croft, or shares in a family company. The reliefs that matter most here, agricultural property relief and business property relief, changed in April 2026, so inheritance tax planning that was right a few years ago may now be out of date. If you’re concerned about care costs, or about how much of your estate will actually reach your children, early advice gives you options that narrow later.

Trust Planning, Inverness

Protect what you’ve built and decide exactly how and when it passes to the people who matter most. A trust gives you that control, and our team will help you choose the right structure, whether you’re providing for children, supporting a family member with additional needs, or passing on wealth tax-efficiently. We regularly advise families across Inverness on trust planning. To get started, we offer a free 30-minute call with no obligation to go over your estate, then set out the right solution for your circumstances. Book yours today to find out how a trust could work for you.

Will Writing Services, Inverness

A professionally drafted Will is the single most useful thing most people can do for the family they leave behind. We prepare single Wills, mirror Wills for couples, and Wills involving trusts, second marriages, company shares or other business interests.

A Will also needs to stay up to date. Marriage, divorce, a new grandchild: when circumstances change, our Will writing services are here to make sure yours keeps pace, and we’ll tell you plainly whether it needs more than a quick review.

Power of Attorney, Inverness

A Power of Attorney stops your family being locked out of decisions if illness or an accident takes away your ability to make them. We prepare continuing powers for your financial affairs and welfare powers for health and care.

Most people put both powers in place at the same time. It costs less than doing them separately, and capacity can disappear without warning.

Executry Administration, Inverness

We also provide a broad range of executry administration services for those who have recently lost loved ones. We’ll handle the legal and practical steps of settling the estate, from confirming the Will and obtaining confirmation through to distributing what’s left, so you can focus on what matters during a difficult time.

Plan Ahead, For Your Family’s Sake

Most of the families we work with didn’t expect to need us when they did. A diagnosis came early. A parent’s confusion turned out to be the start of something. A bereavement landed without warning, leaving one person dealing with a house, a pension and HMRC in the same week as a funeral.

Acting while there’s time and capacity costs a fraction of dealing with the consequences when there isn’t. A Will done now might cost less than a weekend away. An intestate estate with three siblings and a contested house can swallow tens of thousands of pounds.

A Will means your wishes decide who inherits, not Scots intestacy rules, which may not match what you'd choose. An out-of-date Will can cause almost as much trouble as no Will at all.
A power of attorney keeps decisions in your family's hands. Without one, they face a court-appointed guardianship that takes months, costs thousands, and reaches far deeper into family life.
A Will on its own is half the job. Put a power of attorney beside it and your family is protected whatever happens, in life as well as after it.
Early planning preserves more of what you own, through reliefs and exemptions that only count if they're set up well in advance.

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Why Choose Jones Whyte for Private Client Work in Inverness

Estate planning can be a complex and daunting task. Our solicitors always take a client focused approach to later-life planning and our solutions are designed to secure your family’s future.

Scots law Expertise

Private client law in Scotland runs on its own rules: legal rights for spouses, civil partners and children, powers of attorney registered in Falkirk, confirmation instead of probate. Our solicitors work in this system every day, so your advice is built for Scots law, not adapted from England.

An established Scottish firm with genuine Highland reach

Founded in 2013, Jones Whyte is one of Scotland’s larger full-service firms: over 240 people, with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. We don’t have an Inverness office and won’t pretend we do: we support Highland families from a distance, with home and hospital visits in person when it matters.

Fixed fees, agreed before we start

Predictable work comes at a fixed fee, so you know the cost before you commit. Anything more involved gets a written estimate, and immediate notice if it changes. No surprises. No hidden costs.

A broader firm behind every matter

Few private client matters arrive alone: a house sale sits beside a Will, a divorce means updating it, care home planning overlaps with property. As a full-service firm covering family law, residential conveyancing and corporate work, we handle the legal needs these moments bring, with a smooth handover instead of a fresh start elsewhere.

Regulated by the Law Society of Scotland

Our solicitors hold the qualifications the regulator requires, carry full professional indemnity insurance, and work under the same oversight as every Scottish firm.

Meet Our Private Client Team

Our private client team brings together solicitors and specialists who have built their careers in Scots succession law, estate planning and the Adults with Incapacity framework. We act for everyone from young families making their first Wills to executors of multi-million pound estates.

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