Posts Tagged ‘Heirs’

Finders Say Alternative Business Structures Well Suited To Provision Of Wills And Probate Services

May 9th, 2011

International probate genealogy firm, Finders, has today said that Alternative Business Structures (ABS’s) are ideally suited to the provision of wills and probate services. Under the Legal Services Act, new business models will be opened up to ensure consumers can access legal services of better value and quality. This will be particularly pertinent to the wills and probate sector where lay consumers come into contact with the law.

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Treasury Solicitor Bona Vacantia Estates Division Update

April 26th, 2011

Tracing and identifying missing heirs can often be incredibly tricky and throw up a number of issues especially for solicitors. Investigations by professional probate genealogists could uncover previously unheard of blood relatives, meaning that a referral to the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia division by a solicitor could be incredibly costly and may prove to be a waste of time.

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Finders solution for solicitors dealing with Bona Vacantia Estates

April 21st, 2011

Solicitors can often encounter problems when someone dies with no known next of kin. Despite incurring huge costs on the investigation by professional probate genealogists to uncover previously unheard of relatives, the efforts of the solicitor could prove pointless if it is a Bona Vacantia estate which has already been referred to the Treasury Solicitors’ office.

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Consumer Choice Must Be Maintained As The Inheritance Market Tightens War Finders Heir Hunters

December 16th, 2010

Finders, the international probate genealogy firm, today warned of the need to preserve consumer choice when employing the services of professional probate genealogists. This follows the closure of Kin, a respected player in the market, due to difficult business conditions.

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Finders Probate Genealogist Support Moves To A More Consumer Friendly Legal System

October 27th, 2010

Finders international probate genealogists today welcomed moves towards a more consumer friendly legal services system.

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Finders Genealogists Welcome The Tell Us Once Project Announced In The Comprehensive Spending Review

October 27th, 2010

Finders genealogists have welcomed the Government’s commitment to the ‘Tell Us Once’ project an initiative which will enable people to inform the Government of births and deaths just once, rather than having to inform each public body that needs to know separately.

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Access To Quality Wills And Probate Advice Is Set To Be Boosted By New Legal Services Models

October 11th, 2010

Access to quality advice on wills and probate issues is set to be boosted by new legal services models, says international probate genealogy firm, Finders.

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Probate Genealogists Finders Celebrate Excellence At The 2010 AWS Awards

September 14th, 2010

Finders' sponsorship reflects firm's commitment to women's achievement in the legal profession

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Government Examination Of The Cost Of Long Term Care Demonstrates The Importance Of Leaving A Will

July 26th, 2010

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley MP has highlighted the need for greater efficiency and new ways of funding social care in light of an ageing population, by announcing the creation of a new independent Commission to examine the options for funding.

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Contingency Fee Arrangements in the Probate Genealogy Profession

July 15th, 2010

Probate genealogists specialise in identifying and tracing heirs, and locating people who may be beneficiaries under a will or on intestacy. They are frequently instructed by executors, administrators, personal representatives and trustees, or may act directly for the potential beneficiaries. They commonly offer a range of different fee options, depending on the circumstances in which they are acting.

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