When your Will has been written you need to make it legal by a process called “Attestation” which means getting it signed, dated and witnessed correctly.
To do this you need two witnesses who cannot be beneficiaries in your will or married to any beneficiaries or related to any beneficiaries, they must also be over 18 and not blind as they need to watch you signing your will.
It’s also advisable that your witnesses are not mentioned in any other role in your will or related to any person who is mentioned in any other role in your will.
Very often, people like work colleagues, next door neighbours or indeed your will writer will make a good witness providing that they match all the criteria of being a witness to your will. When your will is sent to you it also comes with full signing instructions and these contain a comprehensive list of who can and can’t be your witness.
