Who writes the content on SwiftWill?

Our guides are written by will-writing professionals — the named author appears in the byline at the foot of every page, currently Eleanor Vance, Will-writing professional at SwiftWill. Writers follow a simple brief: plain English, primary sources only, and no scare tactics.

Who checks the content before it is published?

Every page goes through SwiftWill's legal content review before publication. Each factual and legal claim is compared against primary sources — gov.uk and legislation.gov.uk — never against other websites, so errors cannot be copied across from page to page.

Do you give legal advice?

No. SwiftWill is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Our guides explain what the law says in plain English; they cannot tell you what is right for your circumstances. Where a situation genuinely needs a solicitor, we say so and point you to one.

Editorial Policy: How We Write & Check Guides

Q: How often are pages updated?

Every page carries a last-reviewed date in its footer. Pages are re-reviewed whenever the law changes — we maintain a Wills Bill 2025 tracker for the current reform proposals — and on a scheduled annual pass, so fees, thresholds and statistics stay current.

Q: How do I report a mistake?

Email wills@swiftwill.co.uk with the page address and what you believe is wrong. We verify every report against the primary source, correct confirmed errors promptly, and update the last-reviewed date on the page.

Editorial policy: how we write, check and maintain our guides

Quick answer

SwiftWill's guides are written by will-writing professionals, checked against primary sources — gov.uk and legislation.gov.uk — before publication, and re-reviewed whenever the law changes. We correct errors promptly, we never give legal advice, and we tell you plainly when you need a solicitor instead of us.

Who writes our guides

Every guide on this site is written by a will-writing professional and carries a named byline in its footer — currently Eleanor Vance, Will-writing professional at SwiftWill. The brief for every page is the same: explain the law of England & Wales in plain English, rely on primary sources, and never use fear to sell. If a page cannot meet that standard, it does not get published.

How every page is checked

Before publication, each page goes through SwiftWill's legal content review. Every legal and factual claim is checked against the primary sources themselves — gov.uk for official guidance and legislation.gov.uk for the statutes, such as the Wills Act 1837 — never against other websites, so mistakes cannot be copied from page to page. Where a page states a rule, you will usually find the source linked in the text so you can verify it yourself.

Keeping pages up to date

Every page shows a last-reviewed date in its footer. We re-review pages whenever the law changes — we maintain a Wills Bill 2025 tracker for the current reform proposals — and run a scheduled annual pass so fees, thresholds and statistics stay current. If something material changes, the page changes and the date moves with it.

Spotted an error? Email wills@swiftwill.co.uk with the page address and what you believe is wrong. We verify every report against the primary source, correct confirmed errors promptly, and update the last-reviewed date.

Information, not legal advice

SwiftWill is not a law firm, and nothing on this site is legal advice. Our guides explain what the law says; they cannot tell you what is right for your circumstances. Where a situation genuinely needs a solicitor — disputed estates, complex tax planning, overseas assets, businesses — we say so plainly, and we would rather refuse a sale than sell a document that will not serve you. Our guide to when you need a solicitor for a will sets out the honest line.

How our will documents are produced

SwiftWill documents are generated by a rules engine: your interview answers are mapped to clauses in templates drafted and reviewed by legal professionals, so the output reflects current law rather than a fill-in-the-blanks form. For extra reassurance, any customer can add a review of their completed will by an SRA-regulated solicitor for £25. A will is £35 one-time, with free updates for life and no upsells — the honesty we apply to these guides applies to everything we sell.