Signing guides
Signing your documents, step by step
Your documents only work if they’re signed and witnessed properly. Pick the guide for the document in front of you, and follow it one step at a time.
Wills
How to sign your Will
Two witnesses, one black pen and about five minutes. Who can witness, and what a correctly signed Will looks like.
- 2 witnesses
- 8 steps
Lasting Power of Attorney
How to sign your Property and Financial Affairs LPA
Who signs, in what order, and who can witness each signature on form LP1F.
- Signing order
- 6 steps
Lasting Power of Attorney
How to sign your Health and Welfare LPA
The same as the financial LPA, plus Section 5 on life-sustaining treatment (form LP1H).
- Signing order
- 7 steps
Trusts
How to sign your trust and Land Registry documents
Your trust deed, TR1, RX1 and SEV: which need a witness, and who signs where.
- Deeds + forms
- 8 steps
For every document
Four rules that apply to everything
- Use one black pen, and pass it to your witnesses.
- Your witness must be in the room and watch you sign. Video calls don’t count.
- Never use correction fluid or change anything by hand. Call us instead.
- Send originals back by Royal Mail Tracked 48, or another tracked service.
Rather we talked you through it?
Call us before you sign, or ask for a signing meeting in person or by video.