The National Will Register has announced it will once again run its annual Free Will Registration Month campaign, taking place in May 2026.

What is the National Will Register?

The National Will Register (formerly Certainty) is a provider of will registration and will search services in the UK.

While not a legal requirement, registering your will with the National Will Register is endorsed by the Law Society, as it prevents wills from getting lost and makes it easier for executors, beneficiaries and solicitors to find out if a will exists and where it is located.

The National Will Register does not see or store a copy of the will, only its location is tagged. This means all content in a will remains confidential and secure.

There are currently over 10.5 million wills registered in the system and when someone dies, you can search the National Will Register to check if a will was made or confirm you have the most up-to-date version to correctly administer an estate.

What is Free Will Registration Month?

Throughout the month of May, the National Will Register runs Free Will Registration Month where the public and legal professionals can register their own or their clients’ wills for free, saving the usual £30 standard registration fee.

Free Will Registration Month runs between 1 May 2026 and 31 May 2026. You can register an individual will for free by clicking heading to the National Will Register and using the code FREEWILLREG26.

Registration only takes 1 minute, with a testator’s basic details needed as well as the location of where the original will is safely stored.

See also

Place a deceased estates notice

How to write a will

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Free Will Registration Month 2026 (National Will Register)

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Publication date

28 April 2026

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