Posts Tagged ‘probate genealogy’

Leading Heir Hunters Finders Announce New Probate Property Sales & Services Partnership

January 30th, 2012

Finders have joined forces with Move with Us, the UK’s largest independent property services company to ensure property is secured, emptied, maintained and sold as quickly as possible at maximum value.

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Recent reports from major insurance companies indicate rise in claims from heirs to estates who have been overlooked or missed out in research.

January 9th, 2012

Probate practitioners who have been unfortunate enough to experience a claim on an estate from an entitled person will know how much of a problem this can be, especially if the claim surfaces after distribution has already taken place. If no indemnity insurance policy was put in place prior to distribution the consequences could be calamitous.

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Heir Hunters, Finders, Vital To International Beneficiaries Searches

August 16th, 2011

Finders, the international professional probate genealogists (otherwise known as ‘heir hunters’), are today reminding solicitors of the vital importance of using probate genealogists or ‘heir hunters’ for international beneficiaries searches.

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Heir Hunting Firm, Finders, Help Manage Cost Of Tracing Relatives

August 16th, 2011

Finders, the international professional probate genealogists (otherwise known as ‘heir hunters’), are committed to helping solicitors and administrators with the costs of finding lost beneficiaries.

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Step Endorses Heir Hunter Contingency Fees

August 3rd, 2011

Finders, the international probate genealogy firm, have today welcomed the guidance produced by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) for Personal Representatives and Trustees on (Probate) Genealogists (sometimes known as Heir Hunters) fees, which endorses the beneficiary contingency fee.

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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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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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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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Consumer Choice Vital To The Future health Of Probate Genealogy Market, Finders Warns

May 27th, 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 should be founded upon the ability to receive a bespoke service which best suits their needs, Finders said today.

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Advertising Standards Authority Rules Title Research Adverts To Be Misleading Following Complaint By Finders

January 21st, 2010

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today published its final adjudication on a complaint made by Finders against Title Research. The ASA ruled in favour of Finders and upheld its complaint that Title Research’s advertisement breached rules on truthfulness and substantiation.

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