Webinar: How Estate Adminstration Can Add Value To Your Business

Webinar: How Estate Adminstration Can Add Value To Your Business

Join Kings Court Trust’s next webinar on Wednesday 10th June where they will share how estate administration can add value to your business proposition. They will be hosting two webinars, one for Will Writers at 12:30pm and the other for those in the Financial Services industry at 1:00pm. Jill Clayton, Corporate Partnership Manager at Kings […]

Webinar: Intestacy In Estate Administration

Webinar: Intestacy In Estate Administration

Join Title Research’s next webinar on Wednesday 10th June at 12:00-12:30pm all about dealing with intestacy in estate administration. In 30 minutes, Title Research’s Technical Manager, Simon Barber, will discuss: When family tree reconstructions are necessary for intestate estates The things you can do yourself before consulting a professional The best way to mitigate risk […]

Selling an inherited property

If you’ve inherited a property through a will, you might be wondering whether and how you can sell it. The good news is that selling a house fast is possible in a number of ways; through auction, via an estate agent, or with a reputable property buying company. The right choice will depend on your […]

Where There’s A Will: Signing & Witnessing Documents During Lockdown

Where There's A Will: Signing & Witnessing Documents During Lockdown

Electronic signing and virtual witnessing of documents is becoming increasingly common but is not yet universally accepted, which can create problems for validating important documents such as wills. The shift to working from home and enforced social distancing occasioned by the UK’s coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown raises a number of issues for signing and execution of […]

A Sad Fact – Increase to Claims Under Inhertitance Act For Dependants

A Sad Fact - Increase to Claims Under Inhertitance Act For Dependants

It is a sad fact that the increase in unexpected deaths during the course of the last few months will almost inevitably lead to an increase in claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”). The purpose behind the 1975 Act is to enable specific categories of people to […]

The Personal Touch For Funeral Plans – At No Cost

Over 500,000 funeral plans are sold every year; may of them are sold on the back selling legal and financial services to clients.  In order to take advantage of the opportunity, many firms simply add a question to their newsletter or fact find, offering independent advice on funeral plans to capture interest. Getting admin staff […]

Wills: How Necessity Has Sparked Legal Innovation

Wills: how necessity has sparked legal innovation

One consequence of the coronavirus outbreak is that both wills and the wider process of will making have focused minds more than they have for at least 75 years. Whereas in normal times making a will was often something that people would put off (and off), the combination of a pandemic and the spare time […]

British Wills & Probate Awards 2020: Best Use Of Technology

Supporter in Focus : BWAPA

The British Wills and Probate Awards have made the important decision to return for a third year. Our 2020 awards will recognise a sector which has tackled the challenges presented by Covid-19 head on. Alongside headline sponsor Arken.legal we look forward to recognising achievement, highlighting progression and championing innovation. This year we feel it is […]

Covid-19 To Delay Millions Of People’s Retirement

Covid-19 To Delay Millions Of People's Retirement

Covid-19 has changed the way many of us work. Some of us have been furloughed, others have re-joined the stretched work forces to help keep the country running. Recent research conducted by Legal & General Retail Retirement, has revealed that 1.5 million workers aged over 50 will delay their retirement as a result of the […]