Genealogy News

Local media last week highlighted the 4,575 properties that are currently sitting vacant in England’s second city, Birmingham. The homes…

What is the Paralegal Regulator? The Professional Paralegal Register (PPR) is the overarching voluntary regulator for Paralegals in England and…

Probate solicitors are increasingly frustrated by delays and inefficiencies in the current grants process, a recent survey suggests. The research,…

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics last week show the number of heterosexual couples who divorced in England…

One unexpected consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be that grandparents are looking more closely at how best to…

Solicitors are concerned that the government’s decision to allow electronic signatures to be used on lasting powers of attorney (LPAs)…

There are now more than 268,000 empty homes in England, after the figure rose by 42,540 in the past year….

Inheritance is likely to become an increasingly important way for young, and not so young, people to own a property,…

The Law Society has issued additional guidance for professionals about how to deal with video-witnessed wills. To briefly recap: as a result…

The Welsh Government’s Empty Homes Grant scheme is not only bringing abandoned properties back into use, it is also providing…

Renters may be allowed to keep a cat or a dog without their landlords’ approval, if a new private members’…

Courts will continue to operate during the four-week period of lockdown that is expected to take effect across England this…

Getting rid of Stamp Duty would boost not only the housing market but the UK’s wider competitiveness, a conservative think-tank…

Gifts in wills are likely to become even more important to charities over the next decade, latest research suggests. Sector…

After much discussion, it looks as though UK property “logbooks” may be with us by spring 2021. Last week the…

The Welsh government is looking to give councils increased compulsory purchase powers under proposed planning rules. If the draft regulations…

The asking price of homes coming on to the market in Britain is hitting new heights, according to statistics from…

The government has issued additional guidance for legal professionals regarding submitting grant of probate applications online. Use of the online…

Ongoing delays within the probate system, worsened by the pandemic, are causing considerable hardship to heirs, recent reports suggest. A…

Legal professionals will need to make applications for non-contentious probate online from 2 November this year, the government has announced….