Spotlight: Categories return for fourth Awards ceremony
The British Wills and Probate Awards are taking centre stage once again this October, and we’re excited to shine a spotlight on some of the returning categories for this year’s awards. Alongside our headline sponsor, Executor Solutions and Champagne Sponsor, Exizent, we look forward to recognising achievements, highlighting progression and championing innovation. Have you entered […]
Join our webinar to find out how to solve the chicken and egg dilemma
The chicken and egg dilemma is also one that’s faced by people who have an Inheritance Tax bill but don’t have the funds to pay it until they get their inheritance. But they can’t get their inheritance until they’ve settled the tax liability. Tower Street Finance launched a unique product to the market in November […]
Digital Assets time bomb ‘unclaimed’ pot swells
Co-op Legal Services is issuing a stark warning to consumers with money invested in digital assets: keep track of your cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens or risk losing them to the UK’s ever-growing unclaimed funds pot when you die. With an eye-watering £1.25billion of unclaimed assets currently amassed from ‘traditional’ sources such as banks, building societies, […]
Spring auction success with £1.7m worth of cars sold
90% of cars sold in CCA’s first sale of the year £1.7million worth of cars sold on Friday 26th March Auction world record achieved for 1990 Audi Quattro 20V 100% of The Warwickshire Collection Part 3 sold Classic Car Auctions hosted their first sale of the year on Friday 26th March and with superb results! […]
LSB rally call to put consumers at heart of legal services
The Legal Services Board (LSB) launched a consumer-focussed strategy for legal services in England and Wales, and called for collaboration to reshape legal services to better meet society’s needs. The ambitious ten-year strategy reflects that the significant challenges facing the legal services sector can only be tackled by people and organisations working together to pursue […]
Cleanse your content
This week we just wanted to cover the importance of keeping on top of your existing content. If you have a website or social channel you will have content that is already in existence. As content is quite high on the list in terms of recruiting new customers and continuing to build that ever important […]
Blog explores three unique approaches to scattering ashes
It is recommended to directly inform a loved one regarding any special wishes for how one would like their ashes to be scattered when the time comes. Many people will have a preference about what to do with their ashes. Some may opt for a traditional approach such as remaining in an urn or being […]
Avoiding disputes about digital assets after death
A Populus survey commissioned in June 2020 by the Law Society found that just 26% of respondents know what happens to their digital assets after they die. Of those surveyed who have a Will, an overwhelming 93% had not included any digital assets in their Will. What are digital assets? These are the possessions an […]
Content is King webinar recap
Last week we hosted the first in our 8 weekly content marketing webinars for Today’s Media. It was so exciting to see such a good turn out and have lots of great feedback around the content. In our piece this week we just wanted to cover what happened at our webinar if you missed it, […]
Private Client firms urged to prepare for post-lockdown demand
As the end of the third national lockdown approaches, law firms must prepare for a dramatic and sustained spike in new enquiry volumes, according to research from Moneypenny. Moneypenny handles more than 2 million legal calls and live chats each year for more than 1,000 legal firms in the UK, including 60 of the Top […]
Closing the Gender Gap on Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney
More women are getting their estate planning affairs in order than ever before. With female empowerment and gender equality firmly in focus, more women are also recognising that making a Will and getting their Lasting Powers of Attorney in place is incredibly important. Women now own 36% of small businesses worldwide and women are increasingly […]
Retro Race Live Online Auction – from Silverstone Auctions
BEST OF BREED MODERN CLASSICS GOING UNDER THE HAMMER IN THE RACE RETRO LIVE ONLINE AUCTION The Race Retro Live Online Auction will showcase a significant number of beautiful modern classics, all of which will be offered on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March 2021. Modern classics from recent decades are confirmed for Race Retro […]
Exizent to partner with Scottish Building Society to create innovative new bereavement notification system
Exizent, the Glasgow-based technology firm, has announced a pilot project with Scottish Building Society to help families navigate legal and financial processes when an account holder passes away The new system aims to simplify the entire journey, from notice that a customer has died, to identifying their accounts, releasing any funds held, and closing the […]
Spotlight on The British Wills and Probate Award’s Headline Sponsor: Executor Solutions
The British Wills and Probate Awards is taking centre stage for the fourth year, celebrating and acknowledging professionals in the arena of wills, probate and estate management. The event is set to take place on Thursday 21st October 2021, with the superb Jennie Bond leading the celebrations. This year, we’re excited to announce a new […]
Statutory residence
Our ‘Technical Corner’ brings you information that will help you to continue to grow and develop in your career. This month’s technical corner article comes from Emily Deane TEP, STEP Technical Counsel. If you have any questions for our panel of experts, please submit them using the contact form below. We will publish the questions […]
American Classics take centre stage at the Race Retro Live Online Auction
The Race Retro Live Online Auction will showcase a significant number of iconic American classics, all of which will be offered on Saturday 27th March. No less than four Mustangs, two Corvettes, two Camaros, one Buick and one Studebaker all form part of the lineup, not to mention three luxurious motorhomes also from across the […]
Opportunity to take ownership of 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera MFI Safari Rally Car
Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Live Online Auction will see this exceptional 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera MFI Safari Rally Car offered in their first sale of 2021. The East African safari winning Tuthill Porsche 911, started life in January 1975 as a relatively rare Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI Coupe where it was then converted into […]
Judges confirmed for the upcoming British Wills and Probate Awards
We are pleased to reveal some of the judging panel for The British Wills and Probate Awards 2021. There are some familiar faces on the panel, whose task it is to pick the winners for this year’s celebrations. The judges are: Lakshmi Turner is a marketing specialist with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects […]
Low mileage and low production Porsches in Race Retro live online auction
1989 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo SE G50 ‘Flachbau’ Cabriolet – one of just seven Restored 1963 Porsche 356 B T6 Coupe to ‘S’ Specification One of 13 UK-supplied 2004 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 RS Stunning, low mileage 2008 Porsche 911 (997) Turbo The lot list for Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Live Online Auction is looking […]
Bereavement account settling service launches
A new service has launched which offers bereaved families across the UK a free, simple and secure way to notify multiple companies of the death of a loved one. The new account closure service from online startup Settld, removes much of the stress associated with having to individually contact banks, insurers, mobile and broadband providers, […]
