You should keep the original somewhere safe and off your premises – for example, with your bank or your solicitor. You can also file your will at the Probate Registry – although if you alter it, or make a new will, and don’t tell them, it can create problems for your executors when they apply for probate or letters of administration on the basis of a different will. Your executors will need the original when they apply for probate, not a copy.

If an advisor draws up your will in the first place, they can keep the original and give you a copy.