Accountants: Your guide to offering probate
Our latest Accountants blog series has looked at the untapped business opportunities offering probate can bring to many accountancy and tax advisory firms. This final instalment of our series evaluates best practices for introducing probate into your firm and tips on ensuring it’s success, along with a helpful probate guide which can be downloaded here.
The legal industry’s return to the office
Freedom Day has been and gone, with UK companies now encouraged by the government to ‘start planning a safe return to the workplace’ as of July 19th. This is partly to assist retail businesses in city centres who rely on the footfall of office workers. However, not everyone wants to go back to the pre-pandemic workplace; in fact, a BBC survey of the UK’s 50 largest businesses found that 43 of them plan to embrace hybrid working which incorporates remote working for two to three days of the week.
New landmark will dispute case but what if you can’t fund a case?
A recent landmark ruling helped two children receive the inheritance they deserved after a lengthy case in the high court. They had been disinherited from their father’s will but argued the case that they’d not been adequately provided for by a ‘close relative’ when he died.
SearchFlow responds to the Halifax’s House Price Index
Halifax has just released its latest house price index data, which provides a view on July’s housing market, following the exceptionally high levels of activity we witnessed in June.
Recovery First Launches R&R Solutions to help retiring solicitors and restructuring law firms
Recovery First, best known for their work in maximising recoveries in distressed situations, are launching their new brand, R&R Solutions, specifically to work with retiring solicitors and restructuring law firms. R&R Solutions works alongside accountants, solicitors, restructuring lawyers, and restructuring specialists to ensure the most profitable outcome is achieved in realising WIP assets.
WillSuite’s new client portal – A must have for law firms
WillSuite has just launched Connect, a Love Legal integration that provides law firms with a client facing portal that they can use to interact with their clients.
ARAG demonstrates resilience in pandemic to achieve ISO 22301 certification
Leading legal protection and assistance provider ARAG, has extended its accreditation under ISO standards, by adding 22301:2019 to its certifications.
London loosens grip on high-value property market as house prices surge
Surging house prices over the last year have loosened London’s grip on the high-value property market, according to analysis of official data by Search Acumen, the property data and insight provider.
