Will Solicitors in partnership with ColonyWills for Colony members
Whether you rent a desk on King Street or run a growing team from a private office in Ancoats, we help you put a will and lasting power of attorney in place that protect your family and your business.
Colony
Manchester flexible workspace and coworking since 2017.
Colony and Will Solicitors
Colony is a Manchester flexible workspace and coworking operator, founded in 2017. It runs a network of sites across the city centre, including King Street, Spring Gardens, One Silk Street, Flint Glass Works, Fabrica, Jactin House in Ancoats, Piccadilly and The Astley. Its members range from creatives, freelancers and start-ups to established companies, using private offices for teams of 2 to 100, coworking desks, meeting rooms, event space, a podcast studio and Creator Studios.
Many Colony members work for themselves or have built a business from scratch, often without death in service cover in the background. A will decides where your shares go, and a lasting power of attorney keeps the bills paid if you cannot. As a Colony member, your first consultation call with us is free and there is no obligation. Our fees are fixed and published, from £150 + VAT for a single will or £275 + VAT for a pair of mirror wills, and you know the price before any work starts.
Looking after the people behind the firm
Colony is full of people who work for themselves or have built something from scratch. Freelancers, founders and small teams may not have an employer pension scheme or death in service cover quietly in the background, so their own plans carry more weight.
If you own shares in a start-up, your will decides where they go. If you are the person who signs off invoices and pays the bills, a lasting power of attorney means someone you trust can keep things running if you are suddenly unable to. A business is only as secure as the arrangements behind its owner.
How we can help you and your family
Every service starts with the same free consultation call.
Questions from Colony members
Cannot see yours? Ask it on your free consultation call.
I am a freelancer at Colony. Do I really need a will?
If anyone depends on you, or you own anything you care about, a will is worth having. Without one, the intestacy rules decide who inherits, and an unmarried partner receives nothing automatically. A single will starts from £150 plus VAT, and your first consultation call is free with no obligation.
I co-founded a company. What happens to my shares?
Your shares pass under your will, subject to the company's articles and any shareholder agreement. Some agreements give co-founders the right to buy them. It is worth checking that those documents and your will fit together. We can talk this through on your consultation call and explain your options plainly.
Can an LPA cover my business finances?
A property and financial affairs LPA covers your personal finances, which for a sole trader includes the business. If you run a limited company, the company's own rules decide who can act for it, so you may also need separate arrangements. We can explain the difference on a free consultation call.
It all starts with one free call
You talk it through with a named member of our team. We tell you what you actually need and what it will cost, and nothing goes ahead until you are happy.
- STEP 1Pick a time that suits youChoose a slot in our calendar, including evenings and Saturdays. It takes a minute and there is no form to fill in first.
- STEP 2Get a few things togetherWe tell you what to have to hand. Usually the names and addresses of the people you want to appoint and inherit, and a rough idea of what you own.
- STEP 3Approve your draftOnce you are happy with what we discussed, we prepare a draft for you to read and approve before anything is signed.