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Judgment offers greater protection against estate fraud
Friday, 22 October 2021People who help themselves to money from a deceased person’s estate is an occurrence that is not ats rare as it could be, according to a recent article in Today’s Wills and Probate exploring estate fraud.
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Frenchwoman’s struggle to prove existence
Wednesday, 18 August 2021Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated… accredited to the author Mark Twain, the statement has rung true over the last five years for a woman in France who has been trying to convince the authorities that she is very much alive and kicking.
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Inheritance disputes – when one partner wants to do something different with a lump sum
Monday, 26 July 2021A modern-day issue centres on inheritance—should you be lucky enough to receive one, what if you plan to spend it one way, but your partner has very different ideas? That was the dilemma posed by the Daily Mirror this week, taking the example of an anonymous letter sent to the Daily Telegraph where a woman explained that she had inherited £20,000 from her late mother and was in conflict with her new husband over what they did with the money.
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Inheritance tax among the few to rise in 2020/21
Monday, 14 June 2021Inheritance tax was among the few revenue-generating taxes that rose in 2020/21, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tax rose to more than £5.3 billion, close to the peak of 2018/19, when it reached £5.4 billion, though it dropped again shortly afterwards because of the rise in the residence nil rate band and perhaps because people had rushed through probate in the previous tax year because they were concerned that higher probate fees might be coming.
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How do I know if an heir hunting firm is legitimate?
Tuesday, 11 May 2021Did you know there is an easy way to check if the heir hunting firm that contacts you to say that you might be in line for an inheritance is legitimate?
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Census 2021 – a valuable snapshot of life in England and Wales
Tuesday, 30 March 2021The next census of England and Wales took place on Sunday 21 March – a survey that happens every ten years and which provides a unique snapshot in time. Every household in England and Wales must fill in the census. The information provided helps organisations make decisions on planning and what is needed to fund local services in different areas of the countries.
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Finders International named Best Probate Research Firm for the second time this year
Tuesday, 27 October 2020For the second time in 2020, Finders International have been awarded ‘Best Probate Research Firm of the Year’ at the British Wills & Probate Awards.
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Finders International shortlisted for two Awards
Tuesday, 11 August 2020Finders International, a global probate genealogy company, has been shortlisted in two categories at the British Wills and Probate Awards.
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Bankruptcy Overseas Service
Tuesday, 9 June 2020A Personal Representative (PR) to an estate has an important role to play in the administration process with their responsibilities including checking the financial status of the beneficiaries before the estate is distributed. Sadly, bankrupt beneficiaries, both in the UK and abroad, are quite common and this may worsen in a post Covid-19 world.
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Finders International – How we are operating during COVID-19
Friday, 1 May 2020As every business in the UK has found in recent weeks, the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to rethink and adapt at lightning speed to vastly different circumstances, writes Danny Curran, CEO and founder of Finders International.
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