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The number of families waiting over a year for a grant of probate more than doubled over the past three years, and that figure could surge once pensions become liable to inheritance tax (IHT). In 2023, 1,371 probate cases took more than a year, with 10,103 lasting more than six months. This was a significant […]

Parliamentarians have joined forces with housing campaigners to write to the government calling on it to do more to bring empty homes back into use. The group, which includes MPs, peers, the Empty Homes Network and Action on Empty Homes, highlighted the 265,000 homes in England that have been vacant for more than six months […]

A total of 79 divorces that were wrongly approved following a computer error are legally valid, the High Court has ruled. The divorce applications were submitted one day before they should have been according to the law, following a technological mistake at His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 states […]

[London, England] [December 2024] Fraser and Fraser, a leading international firm specialising in genealogy and probate research, is thrilled to announce their participation and successful launch of Probate TV’s new series, “Lineage.” The first six episodes are now available on YouTube, offering viewers a captivating glimpse into the intricate world of family history and estate […]

At least 354,000 people in England, including 161,500 children, will spend Christmas without a home, a rise of 14 per cent (44,500 individuals) since this time last year. The figures have been compiled by housing charity Shelter from Freedom of Information requests and reveal that one in 160 people in England is currently homeless. The […]