Why you should conduct a Certainty Will Search when acting as a Professional Executor

Woolliscrofts Solicitors are a firm who have been serving individuals, families and businesses throughout Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and the wider community of Staffordshire and Cheshire for over a century. The firm incorporate Certainty Will Search as part of their process when distributing an estate. Ray Basnett, Solicitor at Woolliscrofts Solicitors explains the case: “We were already […]
Why practitioners believe Wills Act Amendment will increase Will disputes

Title Research’s latest blog post provides insight into some of the reasons why some legal practitioners believe the temporary amendment to the Wills Act 1837 could increase the number of contested Wills. During the COVID-19 pandemic, once the country was quickly locked down and individuals were advised to shield, self-isolate or social distance from others, […]
Update on the Bereavement Standard

Senior executives from some of the UK’s biggest banks, building societies and insurance companies have come together for the first time to discuss how they can improve services for bereaved customers. More than 60 organisations, including Lloyds, Santander, Barclays, Nationwide and Legal and General, along with intermediary firms and brokers, attended a virtual summit hosted […]
Win £100 Amazon voucher!

Last chance for your views to be heard and a chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher! Today’s Wills and Probate, in conjunction with Exizent, a Glasgow-based technology firm aiming to transform the bereavement process, is seeking your views on the role technology can play for wills and probate professionals. With the increasing focus the […]