Founded in 1969, Fraser and Fraser has unique experience in the fields of genealogy and international probate research, meaning the firm is particularly well equipped at finding missing beneficiaries to unclaimed estates.
Founded in 1969, Fraser and Fraser has unique experience in the fields of genealogy and international probate research, meaning the firm is particularly well equipped at finding missing beneficiaries to unclaimed estates.
As part of the Society of Will Writers 25th anniversary year, we are again revisiting IFA’s and other professions in the financial services sector.
I had hoped that we would not see a return to the late nineties when low cost Wills, free Wills were rife within the profession. Unfortunately, we are seeing a resurgence of this practice, which is neither good news for the profession or the consumer as most clients who took these services believing they were paying around £20 a Will, in fact ended up paying several hundreds of pounds to unscrupulous companies.
This new fee structure was originally due to be implemented on 1 April 2019, but this now appears to have been delayed.
Earlier this year the Government announced plans to increase probate fees from 1 May 2017 by introducing a sliding scale of fees based on the value of the estate.
It is becoming ever more important for people to consider their digital assets, particularly when considering their Will. As such, The Society has been working with Safe 4 – information management in creating an online tool for both the Will Writer and their client. The tool, a Digital Inheritance Vault will provide a means of allowing the...