Funeral costs fall for first time in 18 years
The longest-running study into funeral prices – SunLife’s Cost of Dying Report – has found that the price of a funeral has fallen for the first time in 18 years. The research found that the average cost of a funeral is £128 cheaper than in 2020. Funerals now cost around £4,054, with total costs (when […]
Will writers concerned about pandemic wills being challenged
The COVID pandemic has almost tripled the number of will writers offering remote services in England and Wales, according to the Trends in Will Writing survey conducted by Capacity Vault Ltd. Run in December 2020, the study asked members of the Society of Will Writers and Institute of Professional Will Writers about their experiences of […]
Law Society responds to probate fee increase
Last month The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced that following a consultation on probate fees, all users of the probate service will be required to pay an increased, single, flat-rate fee from 26th January. The current fees are £155 for professional users and £215 for non-professional users. From 26th January, these will change to one […]
New laws proposed to strengthen the UK’s resilience from cyber attack
Government is consulting on new measures to boost British businesses’ cyber security after recent high profile attacks. New laws are needed to drive up security standards in outsourced IT services used by almost all UK businesses, the government says. Other proposals being published include making improvements in the way organisations report cyber security incidents and […]
Legal consultancy: the firms of the future?
Today’s Wills and Probate recently spoke to Adrian Jaggard, CEO of Taylor Rose MW, one of the top four firms in the UK currently operating the consultancy model, about how consultancy works and how much of an impact this new breed of firm might have on the industry. A report published last year by Arden […]
New service launches to help older leaseholders obtain lease extensions
Lifetime Mortgage Gateway (LMG) launches a first-of-its-kind service to help older homeowners trapped with short leases obtain lease extensions using equity release and access cash. Lifetime Mortgage Gateway (LMG), a new service facilitating lease extensions for large numbers of older homeowners trapped with short leases, has been launched by LMG Logistics (LMGL). Older homeowners with […]
