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Finders call for protection for beneficiaries from advance deals being made without their knowledge or consent before they receive their inheritance. Widespread concern is being expressed amongst the legal profession about the legality of the...

As the one area of law which nearly every member of the public is likely to encounter in their lifetime, the vital importance of the will and probate sector cannot be understated. Underpinning the work of solicitors in this sector, are the essential services...

If TV documentaries are to be believed, the work of genealogists mainly involves racing door-to-door, informing various relatives that they have inherited fortunes. However, this does not reflect the true extent of their work or the extent they can assist...

Daniel Curran explains how to recognise a professional probate genealogist & why you need one In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in family history in the UK. Television shows like the BBC’s ‘Who Do You...

Leading genealogists Finders joins BBC Heir Hunters for Series 8 One of the UK’s leading genealogists firms, Finders, has agreed to appear in Heir Hunters Series 8, to be shown on the BBC from January 2014. Heir Hunters takes a fly on the wall look...

Finders to star in eighth series of BBC HEIR HUNTERS Flame television has been commissioned by The BBC to produce an eighth series of the popular daytime genealogy and social history series ‘Heir Hunters’. It was commissioned by BBC Daytime...

Every year, thousands of people die intestate, meaning they haven’t made a will or one cannot be found. In cases where no beneficiaries can be traced within 12 years, the estate passes to the Crown (HM Treasury). In certain cases, claims may be...

Listen to Interview On Thursday 13th February Daniel Curran, Managing Director of Finders Genealogists was in a taxi when a story came on BBC Three Counties radio station regarding Peter James Green, a 72 year old man who had died leaving no...

“Not with Con beside me.” Con Devitt was the Great Uncle of Finders MD Daniel Curran. Con has sadly passed away and we are proud to publish this tribute to him. If you ever wanted an epitaph, there is one. With this man beside me, I fear...