Probate

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Co-Op spends over £100,000 on revamping funeral home

Central England Co-operative Funeralcare spent £110,000 on refurbishing RJ Scholes Funeral Service, based in St George’s Street, Stamford. Funeral Director…

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Growing trend for beyond-the-grave social media

Brits using Facebook and other social media are extending their digital presence from beyond the grave, new national research has…

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Let family know about pre-paid funeral plans, says funeral director

With the Alzheimer’s Society predicting that more than one million people in the UK will be living with dementia by…

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