Acquisition cements position as top probate provider by volume
A Bedford-based law firm has cemented itself as one of the largest (by volume) probate practices in England and Wales with its first acquisition of 2024. Premier Solicitors has today (25th September) acquired Trustd Legal Services, a provider of direct-to-consumer services, for an undisclosed fee. Trustd currently offer probate, Will writing, and Conveyancing services through […]
Probate lender Provira launches in Scotland
Probate lender Provira has launched its inheritance advance and estate advance products to individuals and executors of estates in Scotland. The expansion into Scotland follows a new £25 million lending facility secured by Provira in July this year and a period of strong growth which has seen Provira advance more than £30 million in new […]
Campaigners call for public inquiry into pre-paid funeral plan firms after collapse of Safe Hands
Consumer groups are calling for a public inquiry into the pre-paid funeral plan industry after the collapse of Safe Hands Plans Ltd left thousands of British families without their money or funeral coverage. Safe Hands, which folded in 2022 under unclear circumstances, left around 46,000 people financially stranded after purchasing plans designed to cover funeral […]
Co-op Legal Services continues on strong growth trajectory
Co-op Legal Services has delivered continued growth during the first half of the year, while holding prices on its services for members and clients. The member-owned organisation achieved strong volume growth in the initial six months of 2024, opening 32% more new legal cases, than in the same period last year. It’s Estate Planning arm […]
Positive news for charities as legacy bequest numbers grow 7% – Legacy Futures
Legacy Futures has published findings from its most recent Legacy Monitor, the legacy giving consultancy’s quarterly research programme. The Legacy Monitor compiles data from a consortium of 81 of the UK’s leading charities, representing almost half of the charity legacy market, to analyse the current state of the legacy market. Legacy income reported by consortium […]
Chancellor unveils package to deliver on promises of new government
Chancellor Reeves outlined a package of reforms to improve the UK’s tax system to help fix the foundations of the UK economy. The Treasury is considering potential increases in capital gains tax, inheritance tax, and other pension-related levies to bolster public finances. In the 2022-23 tax year, 369,000 individuals paid capital gains tax, with their […]
Probate Research: Changing lives after death
Famous faces, landed gentry, minor royals, persons of no fixed abode, a former neighbour, and an old school friend – just some of the people I have distributed inheritances to in my 21-year career in probate research. Probate research is a unique area of law that touches all kinds of people. Inheritance law can be […]
Contesting a will with willclaim solicitors no win no fee specialists – Jassal v Shah and Shah [2024] EWHC 2214 (Ch) and paying costs of financial provision claims
Will claim Solicitors, specialist no win no fee will dispute and will contest Solicitors, discuss the rules on litigation costs in financial provision claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, asking whether it’s ever possible for a claimant to receive their costs as part of an overall award. Overview – Jassal […]
The launch of the National Association of Independent Administrators
Helen Stewart, Partner and Head of Probate at Thomson, Snell & Passmore joins the latest Today’s Wills and Probate Podcast to discuss the launch of a new association to support collaboration and best practice amongst independent administrators (IAs) and estates in conflict. The National Association of Independent Administrators (NAIA) brings together contentious and non-contentious practitioners […]
