Paul Davidoff’s letter strikes a chord with me. The problem of poorly drafted wills (whether made by solicitors or unqualified individuals) is of general application.

Where I differ from Mr Davidoff, however, is in his reference to Will Aid, where the implication is that these wills are done, perhaps, ‘on the cheap’.

I cannot speak for other firms, of course, but if that is so then it would be most unprofessional.

My firm has prepared hundreds of wills under the Will Aid scheme over the past few years (generating large sums for the charity) and each has been prepared by a Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners-qualified lawyer within my team, of whom there are eight in all.

Let us address the issue of poorly drafted wills for what they are – a professional menace – and not get dragged into a side issue of wills prepared under one of the various charity low-cost schemes, the vast majority of which enable members of the public, who might not perhaps otherwise have made a will, to have wills professionally drawn by experts at minimal cost and often with a useful benefit flowing to a charity.

Peter McGeown, Head of tax planning, wills and probate, Clifton Ingram, Wokingham