Harries Watkins Jones Chartered Accountants utilises LEAP to provide wills and probate services
In 2015, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) launched a qualification to enable chartered accountants to handle non-contentious probate. Harries Watkins Jones spotted this as an opportunity for growth and a natural expansion of its work and set up a separate business to focus on legal services for its clients, Harries […]
Legal regulators must do more on transparency and harm prevention, says LSB
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published its latest assessment of the performance of the eight legal services regulators. The LSB is the independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of legal services in England and Wales. In it’s assessment, which covers the period October 2022 to May 2023, the LSB has reviewed the regulators’ […]
More than a quarter of over 55s fear they won’t be able to afford their mortgage, research reveals
Over a quarter (28%) fear they won’t be able to afford their mortgage if it moved onto their lender’s Standard Variable Rate (SVR), new research from Perenna reveals. An additional 36% would find it difficult to manage repayments, bringing the total who could struggle to almost two-thirds (64%) and potentially putting many into financial distress. […]
Kate Garraway to host 6th annual Probate Industry Awards
Broadcaster Kate Garraway will host the sixth annual Probate Industry Awards on 18 April 2024, in the ballroom of 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. Affectionately known as ‘The Probies’, the Awards recognises and honours outstanding examples of work across forensic genealogy, probate law and the myriad of service providers contributing to the industry. New categories and […]
LSB announces new appointment to the Office for Legal Complaints
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has announced today the appointment of Georgina Philippou as a new lay member of the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC). The OLC is the Board of the Legal Ombudsman, and this appointment has been made by the LSB in accordance with the Legal Services Act 2007. Georgina has had a […]