Will Writing Aberdeen | Online Scottish Wills from £99

Aberdeen has its own peculiar will-writing market. Plenty of solicitors. A working population that is older than Scotland’s average, and in many cases more international energy industry workers, oil and gas contractors, families with cross-border ties.

For most of those families, an Aberdeen high-street will from a Union Street firm runs £300 to £600+ for a service that is the same Scottish will any other Scottish solicitor would write. ScottishWill is a fixed £99 online will writing service, built specifically for Scots law, with every will reviewed by a real person before delivery.

If you simply want to start, you can make your Scottish will online here – the process usually takes around ten minutes.

A note on Aberdeen’s energy industry: if you have foreign property, foreign pensions, or income held outside the UK, an online will is not the right answer for you. We are explicit about that in section 5 below.

Contents

• 1. Why Aberdeen residents are choosing online Scottish wills
• 2. How ScottishWill works for Aberdeen customers
• 3. Aberdeen solicitor wills vs ScottishWill , the honest comparison
• 4. Is an online will legally valid in Aberdeen?
• 5. Aberdeen’s energy-industry edge case , when an online will is not enough
• 6. Quick FAQs , wills in Aberdeen

1. Why Aberdeen residents are choosing online Scottish wills

Three things drive the choice:

• Cost: Aberdeen solicitor fees for a basic single will are typically £300 to £600+. ScottishWill is £99 (or £149 for a couple).
• Time: no appointment, no travel, no follow-up visit. The whole process is online plus a single signing session at home.
• Scots-law-specific: ScottishWill is built only for Scots law. Every will we draft is for Aberdeen and the rest of Scotland from the ground up.

For most Aberdeen families with a home in the city, Aberdeenshire, or out toward Stonehaven, Banchory, or Inverurie, and a normal estate, that is enough.

2. How ScottishWill works for Aberdeen customers

Step 1: Answer the questions online. A guided form covers your family, your executors, your wishes, and any specific gifts. Most people finish in around ten minutes.

Step 2: We draft and review. Our team builds your Scots-law-specific Will Pack and a real person reviews it before delivery.

Step 3: Sign at home with one witness. Your reviewed Will Pack arrives within two business days. You print it, sign every page in front of one witness (over 16 and of sound mind), and the witness signs the final page. That is enough for a self-proving will under the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

You then store the signed original somewhere safe. Your executors will use it after your death to apply for Confirmation, for Aberdeen residents, that is normally Aberdeen Sheriff Court, although the geography depends on where you were domiciled at the time of death.

3. Aberdeen solicitor wills vs ScottishWill – the honest comparison

For the wider price picture, see our Scottish will cost guide.

4. Is an online will legally valid in Aberdeen?

Yes. The law that governs Scottish will validity is the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995, which applies across the whole of Scotland, Aberdeen included.

A Scottish will is valid under the 1995 Act if it is in writing, subscribed (signed) by you on every sheet, and signed by one witness who is over 16 and of sound mind. That witness signature creates the legal presumption that you did sign, making the will self-proving.

For more on this, see our online wills validity guide.

5. Aberdeen’s energy-industry edge case, when an online will is not enough

Aberdeen has more residents with foreign property, foreign pensions, or international income than most Scottish cities. That is the legacy of decades in oil and gas, plus newer renewables work that often involves European employers.

If any of the following apply to you, an online Scottish will is not the right answer. Speak to an Aberdeen solicitor who specialises in cross-border estate planning instead.

• Property abroad (a Spanish villa, a French apartment, a holding in Norway or the Middle East). Foreign property usually needs a separate will under the law of that country, coordinated with your Scottish will.
• Foreign pensions or income held outside the UK. Pensions paid in another currency, or held by a foreign provider, may need specific planning.
• Trust arrangements involving offshore structures. Common for higher-paid energy industry workers.
• Substantial inheritance tax planning. If the main reason you are writing a will is to manage IHT on a sizeable estate, that is solicitor-grade work.

For everything else, the standard Aberdeen family with a home in the city or shire, normal UK savings and pensions, no foreign assets, an online Scottish will does the legal job.

Our do I need a solicitor for a Scottish will guide goes through the full trade-off.

Quick FAQs: wills in Aberdeen

Do I need a local Aberdeen solicitor to make a Scottish will?

No. Scots law applies the same way across Scotland. A will signed in Aberdeen, Inverness, or Edinburgh is governed by the same Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995.

How much does a will cost in Aberdeen?

Solicitor fees in Aberdeen typically run £300 to £600+ for a basic single will. ScottishWill is £99 (or £149 for mirror wills).

Where will my Aberdeen will be processed after I die?

Your executors will apply for Confirmation, typically through Aberdeen Sheriff Court, depending on where you were domiciled.

Can I sign my Scottish will at home in Aberdeen?

Yes. The 1995 Act does not require any particular location. You can sign at home, with one witness who meets the requirements.

I work offshore and live in Aberdeen, is an online will fine for me?

Probably yes, if your assets are all UK-based and your estate is otherwise normal. Probably no, if you hold foreign property, foreign pensions, or have offshore trust arrangements. If in doubt, speak to a solicitor.

Ready to write your Aberdeen Scottish will online?

If your situation is reasonably straightforward and you want a fixed cost and a clear process, you can start your Scottish will online here. The process usually takes around ten minutes, and your completed Will Pack is emailed to you within two business days.

If you have any questions at all, you can contact us, we’re here to help.