Genealogy News

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,…

More than 70,000 people have applied online for a divorce since the government first rolled out its digitised service in…

The government has increased the “statutory legacy” for partners of people who die intestate from £250,000 to £270,000. If someone…

A Scottish genetics research project is looking for people with at least two grandparents who were born in Orkney or…

Fraser and Fraser featured prominently in a recent article in The Times about the role of probate genealogists and how…

A trusted neighbour who spent a £240,000 inheritance to which he was not entitled has been jailed for three and…

Same-sex couples in Northern Ireland can now register to marry, with the first ceremonies due to take place in February….

The average cost of a UK funeral has hit a new record high price of £4,417, latest research shows. According…

UK citizens face inheritance tax (IHT) rates that are more than double the European Union’s average, according to a report…

The vast majority of probate sub-registries are scheduled to close before the end of March as part of the government’s…

Following Brexit, Britain could cement its place as the world’s divorce capital for the wealthy, according to a lawyer who…

The government has reintroduced its Divorce Bill to Parliament, promising it will deliver the “biggest shake-up of divorce laws in…

Rifts between Britain’s already segregated generations have increased over the past decade, a report has found. The research, produced by…

Great Britain has almost 13,000 homes that have been empty for more than a decade, according to latest statistics. Figures…

Volunteer crews at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have seen a huge surge in rescues during the festive period…