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The recent FCA clamp down on funeral policy providers is welcome news for both legal and probate professionals with new standards requiring providers to be fully regulated.

Wills can be secretive things. If people are uncomfortable about having “death discussions” with their relatives, then those relatives might not know the whereabouts of a Will when the time comes.

Imagine having a family tree so large that you have more than 150 birthday and Christmas presents to buy for them every year.

Anne Heche’s family have been left battling out the distribution of her estate, following the Hollywood star’s death earlier this year, as reported in the Daily Mail.

An inheritance dispute involving a house, a parrot and a parakeet has been resolved in favour of the man charged with looking after the birds, Today’s Wills and Probate reports.

New statistics have revealed that most babies born in England and Wales in 2021 were not born to married couples for the first time since records began in 1845, Sky News reports.

London’s shortage of burial plots is an issue the city has been grappling with for some time, and now there’s a solution - reusing plots, as reported in The Economist.

Unlike many of his citizens, King Charles III will not have to pay UK inheritance tax on the fortune he has inherited from his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II.

How much is the late Queen Elizabeth II’s estate worth? Estimates put the amount at £430 million, which includes real estate, investments, jewellery, art collections and more.

For the third year in a row, Finders International has been shortlisted for Probate Research Firm of the Year and the Best Use of Marketing and Social Media at the British Wills and Probate Awards 2022.