ILM celebrates 25th anniversary
The Institute of Legacy Management (ILM) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Founded in 1999 to raise awareness of the role of legacy officers as a professional discipline, it now has over 700 members representing some 400 charities across the UK and Ireland. Originally focusing on training, networking and its annual conference; today the […]
Lasting Power of Attorney application timings falling short of targets
New Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) claims took an average of 76 working days, or 15 weeks, to process during the 2023/24 financial year. However, some people were left waiting considerably longer, with one application ultimately taking 2,777 working days (more than 10 years) to finalise. The figures were released following a freedom of information […]