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Details of the first ever professional qualification for the writing of wills have been announced.
Provided by the Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners in partnership with examining body Edexcel, the BTEC qualifications aim to turn the practice of will-writing into a job consumers can trust.
The course covers probate practise and teaching and is said to be up to date with new regulation coming into force in 2010.
Launching the training initiative, Rita Leat, the fellowship's president, said a previous lack of qualifications meant vulnerable people could be targeted by rogue writers.
'It is nonsense that anyone can set themselves up as will-writer, advertise their services to the general public and not have any formal qualifications or training,' she noted.
She called on the public to help lobby for a more closely regulated industry, which would limit the number of invalid wills produced.
In other news that may be of interest to solicitors in Leeds, couples have been urged to take out prenuptial agreements by family law specialist Fiona Turner.
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Provided by the Fellowship of Professional Willwriters and Probate Practitioners in partnership with examining body Edexcel, the BTEC qualifications aim to turn the practice of will-writing into a job consumers can trust.
The course covers probate practise and teaching and is said to be up to date with new regulation coming into force in 2010.
Launching the training initiative, Rita Leat, the fellowship's president, said a previous lack of qualifications meant vulnerable people could be targeted by rogue writers.
'It is nonsense that anyone can set themselves up as will-writer, advertise their services to the general public and not have any formal qualifications or training,' she noted.
She called on the public to help lobby for a more closely regulated industry, which would limit the number of invalid wills produced.
In other news that may be of interest to solicitors in Leeds, couples have been urged to take out prenuptial agreements by family law specialist Fiona Turner.
View all news in 'Family and Divorce Law'
