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Start my free Will Estate Planning & Estate Readiness South Africa
Prepare your estate today. Make it easier for your family tomorrow.
Build and maintain your Estate Profile throughout your lifetime — your Will, financial information, assets, liabilities and important documents in one place. Start FREE with your Will and Registry entry; when you die, your prepared Estate Pack is released securely to your authorised executor after verification.
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Your estate readiness
A clear plan for your executor
10%
Will registered
Your first essential estate detail is safely recorded.
Will location recorded
2Add executor details
3Upload important documents
Start where you are
No Will yet? Create one free for life.
Choose the path that fits you today. Every path leads into one Estate Readiness plan.
Plan my medical wishes
Create a Living Will
Record your treatment wishes, physician and next-of-kin details in a separate document.
Start my Living WillI already have a Will
Register my Will's location
Record where the signed original is kept, then see your first Estate Readiness score.
Register my existing WillYour Will and Living Will are free. Optional Estate Protection & Maintenance is R69/month.
Original Will location recordedEncrypted on your device Released only after verified death
Three simple steps
From one location to a complete estate plan
Start free today. Add the rest when you’re ready.
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Estate Ready: 10%
Register Free
Record your Will location and date signed. It takes two minutes.
02
Estate Ready: 70–100%
Complete Profile
Add your executor, family, assets, property, insurance, retirement, liabilities and contacts.
03
Estate Ready: 100%
Estate Pack Maintained
Keep your information current with review reminders, so a verified Estate Pack is ready for your authorised executor.
Why register free?
Finding the original Will shouldn’t become the family’s first crisis.
Our free registry records the one fact every estate process needs first: where the signed original is kept.
Original
the Master of the High Court generally requires the signed original Will — a copy is usually not enough
Delays
executors often lose weeks tracing policies, accounts and documents when nothing is recorded
Letters
executors need Letters of Executorship before most assets can be dealt with
Estate Readiness Score
Your Will is just the beginning. Is the rest of your estate prepared?
The Estate Readiness Score is a WDI measurement of how much of your estate information has been recorded and kept current in WillsDatabase. It measures recorded information only — it is not a legal or financial assessment of whether your estate is ready.
10%
Registered
70%
Profile
100%
Profile complete
Your outstanding items
Executor
Family & beneficiaries
Important documents
Assets & property
Insurance
Retirement
Liabilities
Important contacts
See what your executor has, what is still missing, and the next best step. 100% means all required WDI information is recorded — keep it current with regular reviews; it is not a legal or financial guarantee.
Estate Pack
An ordinary document folder vs the WDI Estate Pack
Ordinary document folder
WDI Estate Pack
A collection of loose files
Structured, not just a collection of files
Mostly copies of documents
Includes your financial and personal information
No way to see what is missing or old
Identifies outstanding and outdated information
Originals could be anywhere
Records where original documents are kept
Executor starts from scratch
Supports the executor's initial work
Anyone who finds it can read it
Handed over only after death and recipient authority are verified
The Estate Pack is a starting point. It does not replace the executor's own investigation or the formal administration of the estate through the Master of the High Court.
Common questions
Straight answers before you register
Is Free Registry really free?
Yes — your Will and Registry entry are free for life. Optional Estate Protection & Maintenance is R69/month to keep your full Estate Profile and Estate Pack current.
Who sees my info?
During your lifetime: only you, and a financial adviser you authorise. After death: the Estate Pack is released only to your authorised executor or professional once WDI has verified the death and their authority. Reporting a death never gives the reporter access. Documents are encrypted on your device before storage.
What if I already have a Will?
Perfect — simply register where the signed original is kept.
Free Will Registry
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Four details. Two minutes. No payment. You’ll get 10% Estate Ready immediately and a clear path to 100%.
Secure personal account
South African ID verification
Private, encrypted information