Genealogy News

A project that has been termed “Google maps for graves” intends to map and photograph the Church of England’s 19,000…

The government has laid out its plans to increase national insurance to help boost NHS spending and to pay for…

The increase in the number of so-called blended families, comprising different families that have been linked by new relationships, can…

Charities can expect to see a surge in their legacy income over the next 10 years, according to a report…

Coventry is the latest UK city to step up its efforts to bring empty homes back into use. The city…

Archaeologists working on the HS2 rail link are looking for volunteers to help digitise the burial records of 57,639 Londoners…

Almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of the British public support a charity during their lifetime, but only just over 6…

The number of lasting powers of attorney (LPA) registered dropped by almost a quarter (23%) in the past year, slipping…

Using newly digitised census data, officials at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have assessed how life changed for people…

A previously missing Australian First World War soldier has been identified, more than a century after he was killed by…

Nick Beetham discusses how next of kin enquiries can help those involved in arranging funerals under s.46 of the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984

HM Land Registry now accepts “witnessed electronic signatures” on legal documents, with the witness signing the documents electronically at the…

Charities and families have warned of a rise in so-called predatory marriage – where fraudsters target older and vulnerable people,…

Councils are to be given new powers to turn derelict buildings into homes, ministers have announced. According to the government’s…

Officials from HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have written to probate practitioners to outline changes to the MyHMCTS digital service. The…

The government has launched a consultation designed to “modernise” the lasting power of attorney (LPA) process. The 12-week consultation will not only…

Applications to register lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) could take up to 20 weeks to be processed, according to the…

The government needs to re-think its Planning Bill or it risks a backlash among voters across southern England, Liberal Democrat…

Government plans to raise fees for probate applications are unjustified, especially when relatives are still facing delays, the Law Society…

Two daughters of a wealthy banker, who died in 2017, have lost a second court case with their stepmother over their…