Wills for Two
Put clear arrangements in place together
Two professionally prepared wills designed around your shared circumstances, while ensuring each person’s wishes are properly reflected individually.
Choose Fast Track for a structured online process at £280, or Guided for personal advice and support at £340.
What are Wills for Two?
Wills for Two provide two people with separate, legally valid wills prepared around their shared circumstances and individual wishes.
Often described as mirror wills, they are commonly used by couples who want to put coordinated arrangements in place while still retaining their own independent wills.
Each person can decide who should receive their estate, who should deal with their affairs and how particular belongings or gifts should be handled.
The two wills do not have to be identical. They can reflect shared intentions while also including different executors, gifts, beneficiaries or other individual arrangements.
Where relevant, the wills can also include guardianship arrangements for children, helping ensure that both people’s wishes about their care are clearly recorded.
How the service works
Both wills are prepared around your circumstances, instructions and the level of support you would prefer.
The Fast Track service is designed for couples who already have a clear idea of their wishes and are comfortable providing their information through a structured online process.
Your instructions are reviewed before the wills are drafted, and any points that need further explanation or clarification are raised with you.
The Guided service allows you to talk through your circumstances and wishes together before drafting begins.
Meetings can take place online, in your home or at an office near you, depending on what is most convenient.
How Elephant Legal helps
Preparing two coordinated wills involves more than repeating the same instructions in two documents.
Each person’s instructions need to be clear, legally workable and consistent with the outcome they are trying to achieve.
Elephant Legal reviews your information, explains relevant options and prepares each will carefully from the instructions given by the person making it.
You will both receive draft wills to review before the final versions are prepared, giving each of you the opportunity to ask questions and request changes.
If your circumstances involve trusts, overseas assets, business interests, tax planning, blended families or other complex arrangements, this will be identified and discussed before the work proceeds.
Choose the support that suits you both
How you can work with us
Choose the route that best suits how you would like to provide your instructions and how much guidance you would prefer before your two wills are prepared.
Structured online route
Wills for Two — Fast Track
Do you both already have a clear idea of what you would like your wills to say?
Complete a structured online questionnaire in your own time, providing the information and instructions needed to prepare two individual wills.
Your instructions will be professionally reviewed before drafting begins. Any points that need clarification will be raised with you, and you will each receive a draft to check before the final wills are prepared.
Pricing
Fast Track begins with an initial payment of £85. This covers the review of both sets of instructions, any clarification needed and the preparation of your draft wills.
- Initial payment £85
- Remaining balance £195
- Total service fee £280
Begin with an £85 initial payment
The remaining balance of £195 is payable after your instructions have been reviewed and before your draft wills are prepared.
Personal guidance route
Wills for Two — Guided
Would you prefer to discuss your circumstances, wishes and options together first?
Book a personal appointment to talk through what you would each like your will to achieve, the people you wish to include and any questions or concerns either of you may have.
Your options will be explained in plain English before your wills are drafted. Meetings can take place online, in your home or at an office near you.
Pricing
The Guided Approach begins with an initial payment of £110. This reflects the time set aside to meet with both of you, understand your circumstances and guide you through your instructions in a structured and supported way.
- Initial guided appointment £110
- Remaining balance before drafting £230
- Total service fee £340
Book with a £110 initial payment
The remaining balance of £230 is payable before your draft wills are prepared.
Additional services: The fixed prices cover two standard wills and the service described above. Some circumstances may require additional planning or drafting, such as trusts within the wills, changes to property ownership or more complex family arrangements. Any appropriate additional service and its cost will be explained and agreed with you before further work is undertaken. Read about possible additional services.
Clear guidance before you decide
Not sure which Wills for Two route is right for you?
You may be unsure whether Fast Track or Guided support would suit you both best, or whether your circumstances need more discussion before you proceed. You can compare the two routes, ask a question or arrange a free initial conversation before deciding how to put your wills in place.
Common questions
Wills for Two explained
Clear answers to some of the questions couples commonly ask before putting two wills in place.
How can making wills give us peace of mind?
Making wills is not about reaching a particular age, owning a certain amount or having complicated circumstances. It is about ensuring that each person’s wishes are recorded clearly and that the people you care about are given greater clarity at an already difficult time.
Two carefully coordinated wills allow you to consider your shared circumstances together while still making individual decisions about your own estate. Knowing that these arrangements are properly recorded can help you both move forward with greater confidence.
Do our two wills have to contain the same instructions?
No. Although couples often want their wills to follow a similar structure, each person makes a separate will and can give different instructions.
You may choose different executors, leave different gifts, include different beneficiaries or make other arrangements that reflect your individual wishes and circumstances.
How many beneficiaries can we include in our wills?
Each will can include multiple beneficiaries and carefully considered arrangements for family members, friends, charities or other people and organisations that matter to you.
The focus is on recording each person’s instructions clearly, rather than limiting the number of beneficiaries or arrangements that can be included.
Will we both review our wills before they are finalised?
Yes. You will each receive your own draft will and have the opportunity to review it and request amendments before the final versions are produced.
If any points require clarification, follow-up questions may be raised to make sure that each document reflects the wishes of the person making it accurately.
Are Wills for Two the same as a joint will?
No. Wills for Two provide you with two separate wills. They may reflect similar or coordinated wishes, which is why they are often described as mirror wills, but each document belongs to one individual.
A joint will is a single document made by two people. Elephant Legal prepares separate individual wills rather than joint wills.
What if we have business interests, overseas assets or tax planning concerns?
This service is designed for couples whose circumstances are relatively straightforward and do not require specialist or ongoing legal or tax advice.
Some situations may need a different or more tailored service, including those involving business interests, overseas assets, inheritance tax planning or complex trust arrangements. If this applies to either of you, it will be discussed so that you can consider the most appropriate next steps.
What if our family circumstances are more complex?
Wills for Two are suitable for many couples, but some family arrangements require more detailed discussion and planning.
If your circumstances involve blended families, children from previous relationships, estrangement, competing expectations or other complexities, this can be discussed before work proceeds. You can then consider whether the standard service is suitable or whether a more tailored approach is needed.
What is a Letter of Wishes?
A Letter of Wishes is a separate, informal document that sits alongside a will. It allows you to explain personal wishes or provide additional guidance in your own words.
It might include guidance for executors, guardians or other people dealing with your affairs. It is not legally binding in the same way as a will, but it can provide helpful context and reassurance.
When you make Wills for Two with Elephant Legal, a straightforward Letter of Wishes can be included for each of you where appropriate.
What if only one of us wants to make a will?
You do not have to make wills at the same time. Each will is an individual document, and one person can proceed independently through the Wills for One service.
This may be suitable where only one person is ready to proceed or where your instructions and circumstances are better dealt with separately.
What happens next if we decide to proceed?
First, choose whether the Fast Track or Guided service suits you both best.
With Fast Track, you provide your instructions through a structured online process. With Guided support, you begin with an appointment to discuss your circumstances, wishes and available options.
Your instructions will then be reviewed and your two draft wills prepared. You will each have the opportunity to check your own draft, ask questions and request changes before the final versions are produced.
Once everything is agreed, you will be given clear guidance on signing both wills correctly.
Wills for Two
Ready to put your wills in place together?
Choose the route that gives you both the right level of guidance and support.
Fast Track is designed for couples who already have a clear idea of their wishes and are comfortable providing their instructions through a structured online process.
Guided support begins with an appointment, giving you time to discuss your shared circumstances, individual wishes and the people you would each like to include before your wills are prepared.
You can also compare the two routes or ask a question before making your decision.
Clear explanations, careful preparation and the opportunity for each of you to review your own will before it is finalised.
Initial payments form part of the total Elephant Legal service fee. The Fast Track service costs £280 in total, with £85 payable initially and £195 payable afterwards. The Guided service costs £340 in total, with £110 payable for the initial appointment and £230 payable before drafting begins. Additional services are only charged where they are appropriate and have been discussed and agreed with you in advance.