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With a record number of entries competition was fierce, with Finders International coming out top in the ‘Probate Research Firm of the Year’ category.

Finders International, one of the UK’s leading probate genealogy firms and stars of BBC One show Heir Hunters, has joined the podcast revolution with the aptly named, ‘On Heir’ Podcast, which is now available online. 

What happens if you divorce your husband, and he dies three weeks later. Are you entitled to anything? This is Money featured this very question earlier this month. The husband had been a teacher and had claimed a pension for the past ten years.

Last year’s iconic anthem, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry & The Pacemakers, was the number one choice for funeral music. The song, which reappeared in the charts thanks to being covered by Michael Ball, Sir Captain Tom Moore and the NHS Voices of Care Choir to raise money for NHS charities, was played at an estimated 9,500 funerals, according to data gathered by the Co-op Funeralcare directors.

The total amount of UK legacy income increased from £800m in 1990 to £3bn in 2020, a doubling in value in real terms, and the new figures show the predicted income by the start of the new decade.