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The industry’s take on Sunlife’s Cost of Dying figures

While SunLife’s 2025 Cost of Dying Report has highlighted a rise in funeral costs, concerns have been raised by funeral…

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SAIF urges SunLife to clarify ‘simple funeral’ definition amid latest report

The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has called on SunLife to issue a clarification on the…

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Distinct Cremations welcomes CMA efforts to keep sector prices low

Distinct Cremations has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s efforts to keep funeral costs low for the benefit of bereaved…

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The Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021 explained by the CMA

Many bereaved families face the added stress of trying to organise a funeral. This has meant having to grapple with…

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Funeral costs increased slower than inflation after CMA order

An annual review of the funerals market by the CMA has suggested that its Funeral Market Investigation Order from 2021…

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The rise in unregulated wills and the horrors they leave behind

Of all the scandals of the last two decades, one is only now rearing its head. For years, UK adults…

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Crystal Cremations opens first funeral shop

Crystal Cremations has opened the doors to its first one stop funeral shop, Crystal Funeral Care Services on Blackburn Road…

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Funeral prices decline since CMA review

The price of the average funeral is now 2.5% cheaper than it was a year ago, costing around £3,900, according…

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The future of Dignity

What is your history in the industry? My first job in the sector was as an administration assistant at Dudley…

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NAFD reshapes senior team as part of five-year strategy

Jon Levett, CEO of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), has launched the process of reshaping the association’s team…

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