Genealogy News

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Islamic faith marriages are invalid under English law. The judgement overturns an earlier…

  Around a quarter of Britain’s two million landlords are considering selling a property as the government removes tax relief…

A Gloucestershire auctioneer has made a remarkable discovery while exploring a vacant cottage near Stroud. John Rolfe had not expected…

Less than 10 per cent of probate applications have been issued within the government’s target of 10 working days since…

Plans have been approved to create a museum at the family home of Vice-Admiral Bertram Home Ramsay, the man who…

Almost 20 regional probate offices closed their doors for the final time last week as the government continues with plans…

A small village in southern France is €14m better off thanks to the will of a man who used to…

The huge archive of defunct travel company Thomas Cook is to be preserved at the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester…

An Italian city has announced it intends to sell off vacant properties for the nominal sum of €1 (85p) each….

The number of people required to fill out a tax return in the UK has hit a record high, as…

One of England’s most extraordinary houses has gone on the market with a price tag of more than £500,000. The…

The debate about the unfairness of inheritance tax is intensifying, and not only in the UK. Writing in The Times…

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has announced plans to trial longer opening hours at its service centres. The centres,…

A “once-in-a-generation” restoration project has helped preserve the stories of 1,400 Merchant Navy personnel who lost their lives during the…

The government has marked Holocaust Memorial Day with the announcement it will be giving £1m to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. The…

Since December’s general election UK house prices have risen at the fastest rate on record for the time of year,…