Digital processes are very much in demand but need to be easy for a non-digitally native generation to use. It was the American writer and technologist Marc Prensky who first coined the term ‘digital native’

Care Home Covid Deaths Decline For First Time

By Phil Hickson – SVP, Global Partnerships at The Estate Registry Why there is a need for a consistent, death notification service and why all consumer-facing organisations should have a dedicated bereavement services team and

LPA

By Phil Hickson – SVP, Global Partnerships at The Estate Registry There was some very interesting research recently published regarding Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) by Hargreaves Lansdown, the financial advisers. In a Freedom of

By Phil Hickson – SVP, Global Partnerships at The Estate Registry Studies from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) indicate the average time to issue a grant of probate last year was between 12 to 16

Care Home Covid Deaths Decline For First Time

Who ‘owns’ the death notification process within customer-led organisations and why are competing tensions threatening the evolution of new digital solutions? By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry Death is a

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry There is a well-known saying that a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. It’s attributed to a character in

A ‘brand’ is defined officially (in Websters Dictionary) in very simple terms as a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer. It is also a ‘characteristic’ or

Higher death rate causes inheritance tax to rise to over £5 billion

His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recently published its most up-to-date statistics relating to Inheritance Tax (IHT). They revealed that in the tax year 2021 to 2022, 4.39% of UK deaths resulted in an Inheritance

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry It is now more than two years ago that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalised its guidance on Consumer Duty to set a new

Higher death rate causes inheritance tax to rise to over £5 billion

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry It is now more than two years ago that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalised its guidance on Consumer Duty to set a new

"phased retirement"

Author – Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry As individuals approach retirement, they frequently hold misconceptions about the stages they will encounter during this significant phase of their lives. Retirees often

With 61% of bereaved people struggling with death administration (according to the UK Commission on Bereavement), what will the new Government do to help? Are they going to provide more support for the thousands of

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry Of all the assets an individual may accrue over their lives, one of the more challenging when it comes to inheritance planning – or

Some aspects of managing a deceased estate are easier than others, especially when it comes to valuing assets. Putting a value to a property, for example, may appear easy on paper, but finding two surveyors

The subject of an organisation or establishment’s insensitivity in dealing with people who have recently lost a loved one is once again in the media after the television presenter Kate Garraway had to resort to

assisted dying legislation

Inheritance, especially among parents and children of a certain age, is a conversation that can prove to be incredibly uncomfortable amongst families. Usually, everyone is looking at what’s best for the whole, rather than the

The Increasing importance of Digital Estate Management. By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry In our digital world, individuals accumulate not only physical possessions but also a vast amount of digital

There was some interesting research recently that sought to define the true cost of dying. An annual report from the insurance provider SunLife suggested that costs had reached a record high: funeral costs have risen

Registered Will Bank prevents incorrect estate distribution within 48 hours

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate Registry   There are more than 500,000 deaths in the UK each year, and for the bereaved left behind, the process of registering a death

Rising property prices can be good news for people selling a house, but in probate cases they can also offer a challenge. The UK’s probate system has long been a subject of contention and concern,

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