Probate
Probate is a critical legal process following a death, determining how a person’s estate is administered and distributed. For UK funeral professionals, particularly funeral directors and arrangers, a working understanding of probate helps support families navigating the practical and legal aspects of bereavement. Funeral Service Times covers news and developments in the probate system, including government reforms, delays in processing, digitisation of services, legal guidance, and the impact of probate timelines on funeral planning. Our reporting provides funeral sector professionals with insights into how probate affects client needs, service coordination, and wider industry operations.
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Jan- 2024 -25 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
2023 deaths rise for first time since Covid, Final Duties finds
The number of annual deaths in England and Wales rose for the first time since the pandemic in 2023, according…
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Jun- 2023 -16 JuneFuneral Plans
NCC Registrars partner with Settld to offer bereaved guidance
Northumberland County Council (NCC) registrars have announced a new partnership with end-of-life admin service Settld to provide step-by-step guidance to…
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Jun- 2021 -9 JuneCommunity
Funeral director and will maker to provide free advice sessions
Shrewsbury’s WRR Pugh and Son Funeral Directors has partnered with the Newport-based Willmakers of the Midlands to provide free advice…
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Mar- 2021 -3 MarchFeatures
The Three-Way Relationship – Celebrants, funeral directors and families
What do I want from a funeral director? As a celebrant the first thing is obvious, I want a call…
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Apr- 2020 -27 AprilCoronavirus
National Will Register reports increase in people checking for funeral purposes
The National Will Register has reported that it is starting to see a surge in Will searches being performed from…
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Jul- 2019 -24 JulyBusiness
Funeral Zone rebrands as Funeral Guide
Since 2013, Funeral Zone has provided one of the UK’s “most exhaustive” online collections of guidance for the bereaved. It…
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Dec- 2018 -20 DecemberFeatures
The UK’s first indoor burial facility
In 2019, just 25 minutes away from central London, the UK’s first private indoor burial facility will be opening in…
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberFuneral Plans
Co-op extends price war to funeral plans and probate
Funeral and probate provider Co-op Funerals and Life planning has now announced another wave of price cuts following its decision…
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Jun- 2018 -5 JunePeople
Finders International help to find relatives of elderly who die alone
Following the recent high profile case of 104 year old Daisy Staines, who died in a care home in Essex…
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Jan- 2018 -12 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Fund launched to help pay for public health funerals
A probate genealogy company or `heir hunters’ has launched a charitable funeral fund to help hospitals and local councils with…
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