Deaths decline in December
According to current provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of recorded deaths in England and Wales during December 2016 was 45,370.
First in line: price publication for wills
Following on from the SRA’s initial proposal for legal price publication, Crispin Passmore has stated that estate planning may be one of the first legal areas to be subject to the new conditions.
Placing a deceased estates newspaper notice in more than one area
If you’re executor of an estate, one of your responsibilities is to deal with any claims against the deceased’s estate. Once you’ve applied for and received grant of representation (also called grant of probate, or confirmation in Scotland), it’s recommended that you put a statutory advertisement in The Gazette and in a newspaper that is […]