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Probate service statistics reveal continuing decline in grant applications
Statistics released by the Probate Service to Title Research reveal a further decline in solicitor applications for grants
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Media Coverage - Fairness Campaign
Here is a selection of media coverage on the issue of heir hunters and excessive percentage fees.
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Heir hunters fees - STEP guidance
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has issued guidance to 6000 of its UK members on the risks associated with percentage fees (or 'contingency' fees) charged by heir hunters.
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Title Research & Move with Us launch partnership to provide probate property service
Title Research and Move with Us have teamed up to provide one trusted supplier for probate practitioners to value, manage and sell probate property.
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Death of Oxford stonemason sparks search for 45 heirs
One of our recent cases has illustrated the complexities of probate genealogy and importance of making a will.
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EXCLUSIVE: STEP CEO interviewed by Neil Rose
The first in our series of interviews with 'Movers & Shakers'. Find out what David Harvey, CEO of STEP, thinks about the introduction of ABS's and the regulatory landscape for trust and estate practitioners. Also, read his views on the debate over reserved legal activities and the recent report by Professor Stephen Mayson. A must read for the Trust & Estate practitioner
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TR in Your Family History magazine
Ever wondered how we go about tracing your missing beneficiaries? Our Senior Case Manager, Neil Kevan, introduces a new series of articles for Your Family History magazine providing a glimpse into our industry and the less travelled routes of genealogy.
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BBC Radio 4 - The pitfalls of inheritance from abroad
Julia Szczepanski, General Manager of Title Research, was interviewed on BBC Radio 4's flagship You & Yours programme on the challenges of overseas probate and the need to seek legal advice.
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Solicitors vs Will-writers - who can you trust? - Neil Rose of Legal Futures
Neil Rose, editor of Legal Futures, looks at the implications of the LSB mystery shop on Will writing and the latest survey from a leading charity on the quality of Wills. He warns that the campaign to expose problems with unqualified will-writers will inevitably turn the microscope on solicitors
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Yours Magazine publish 'heir hunter' advice guide
Yours Magazine, the biggest selling weekly women’s magazine, publishes an 'heir hunter' guide.
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Expats confused by overseas inheritance - Independent on Sunday
New rankings from Title Research on the complexity of overseas probate, highlight the need for consumers to seek professional legal advice when transferring or selling overseas assets after death. Experience of handling foreign probate cases and local contacts on the ground is the key to overcoming some of the challenges of foreign jurisdictions.
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Title Research in The Times - Heir hunter fees
The Times newspaper reports on the Title Research ‘Fairness Campaign’ to end excessive heir hunter percentage fees
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