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Company refuses refund unless family go through probate

The holiday company Jet2 found itself in a PR pickle this week when it was revealed the company had demanded the family of a 38-year-old who died suddenly appoint an executor to her estate if they wanted the holiday that she had paid for in advance to be refunded.

June 6, 2022

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Man steals £50,000 of father’s inheritance

A Bolton man stole £50,000 of his disabled dad’s inheritance and blew it on drugs, drink and sex workers, UK Yahoos news reported this week.

June 6, 2022

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Battle over inheritance

A man is currently involved in a £1.5million court fight after allegedly pressuring his 96-year-old mother into changing her will and cutting her dead daughter’s children out of their inheritance.

May 31, 2022

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Anti-poverty group urges Scottish Government to introduce local inheritance tax

An anti-poverty campaign group has urged ministers in Scotland to consider introducing a local inheritance tax as way of tackling wealth inequality.

May 27, 2022

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China’s young people leaving digital assets in wills

More young people in China have been preparing wills that include digital assets that previous generations would not have considered, according to a recent article in The Straits Times.

May 23, 2022

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Prince’s estate in dispute with wine collection called Purple Rain

An American winery is currently locked in a legal battle with the estate of the late singer Prince over a collection of wine named Purple Rain, the NME reports.

May 23, 2022

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Growth in clauses in wills

DIY will writing services have made it easier for people to include ‘wacky’ terms in their wills, according to an article in the Daily Mail this week.

May 23, 2022

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Increase in numbers of contentious probate cases

The exponential growth in property prices in London may be behind the large rise in the volume of contentious probate work.

May 23, 2022

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Islington Gazette reports on local entrepreneurs success at recent PRA’s awards ceremony

Finders International have been mentioned in the Islington Gazette for ‘Islington Entrepreneur’ Danny Curran’s recent success at the UK Probate Research Awards 2022, held on the 28th April in London. The most notable win on the night was for ‘Best UK Probate Research Firm’ for the fourth year running.

May 10, 2022

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