How the Midland Bank helped us get started
For several years, I worked with a number of companies as a Chartered Management Accountant and later with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Management Consultant.
However, at age 30, I decided to concentrate my efforts on giving people personal financial advice and was soon to discover how many people hadn't made a Will. My work colleague Michelle Hanover also discovered the same thing, clients often saying:
"Making a Will is one of those jobs I've been meaning to do but just haven't got around to yet".
After many years of hearing our clients constantly repeat themselves that "We must make a Will" in 1990 Michelle and I decided that we wanted to do something to help, so we founded Will Drafters Ltd.
Over the years since, we have enjoyed working with a number of legally qualified people but at the beginning were privileged to employ the services of Don Sparshot AIB. Don had formerly been head of the Midland Bank Trust Company's regional office in Croydon where he had managed a team of over twenty staff, dealing solely with Wills and probate.
A little later the Midland Bank agreed to a pilot scheme, which sadly came to an end around the time of the HSBC takeover. They asked us to draft Wills for customers from 20 of their local branches.
"The accompanying literature from Will Drafters Ltd (acting in association with Midland Bank plc) explains very clearly how important it is to make a Will and outlines the matters you need to consider before giving your instructions."
Charles Noad,
Client Manager
Midland Bank Trust Company
