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A recent decision in a court which saw the friends of the deceased rather than the man’s only child awarded a claim in proprietary estoppel has been detailed in a report on the Nelsons Law website.

If central government funding is to be of use, councils will need up to four times what has been awarded so far for them to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

No doubt about it—life as an heir hunter (or probate genealogist) takes place on an emotional roller coaster.

As a member of Friends Against Scams, we take our responsibilities to share advice that may help prevent you or anyone you know becoming a victim of fraud seriously.

Meet Muhammad Uddin, who will be working here at Finders International to help local authorities tackle the empty homes crisis.

Are you using your lockdown time to investigate your family history? To celebrate #internationaldayoffamilies, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is free to access from today (Friday 15 May) allowing people to find out where their surnames (and perhaps their ancestors) came from.

Every year, new trends in naming children arise. Sometimes names come and go—the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spawned many copycats in the years post the birth of their children, George, Charlotte and Louis, which are traditional names.

Should the impact of the coronavirus in the UK change the law relating to Wills in the UK? A recent article in Barrister magazine by barrister M. A. Muid Khan tackled this very issue.

All of us at Finders International were sad to hear of the recent passing of Jimmy O’Donnell from Covid-19 on 19th April 2020.