He welcomed listeners to Radio 4’s Just A Minute, week after week, for more than 50 years — until a bout of flu finally obliged him to miss an episode in 2018. But the consummate professionalism of the late Nicholas Parsons appears entirely beyond the bureaucratic forces of Covid-diminished Britain. For I can disclose that, … Read more
He welcomed listeners to Radio 4’s Just A Minute, week after week, for more than 50 years — until a bout of flu finally obliged him to miss an episode in 2018. But the consummate professionalism of the late Nicholas Parsons appears entirely beyond the bureaucratic forces of Covid-diminished Britain. For I can disclose that, … Read more
Lawyers are raising the alarm about banks releasing vast sums to bereaved relatives who have no legal authority over a loved one’s finances. A ‘wild west’ scenario is allowing people to access amounts of £100,000-plus without getting probate, an important step to gain control over a deceased person’s assets, they say. Financial institutions should adopt … Read more
Probate wait hits two months: Bereaved families facing long delays to gain control loved one’s finances By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 9 June 2020 Probate applications should usually take ten days, but social distancing measures mean staff process forms remotely Bereaved families are … Read more
Grieving families are facing lengthy waits to apply for probate, delaying them taking an important step to gain control over an estate after someone dies. Lawyers and other inheritance professionals say the usual 10-day process has extended to seven or eight weeks, and 11 in some cases, after an official overhaul. The logjam is being … Read more