Capacity to make a Will

Professional instruction takers for will writing need to be sure that a client has the correct capacity to actually go ahead and make their will. This doesn’t mean that LSUK consultants have become mental health doctors overnight, but that they do follow certain rules and regulations to help them establish a client’s capacity.
The first rule […]

Mixed emotions

Weddings and funerals bring so many feelings to the front of people’s thoughts and observations.
The hit film, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ is not only known because of its incredible screenplay by Richard Curtis (he also wrote The Vicar of Dibly), but by the emotions it stirs as you watch it.
Weddings and funerals remind us […]

Funeral Music choices

The choice of funeral music is very important for any funeral.
You may have been placed in the situation of choosing the music for a loved one or close family member. What were their favourite hymns or songs and what would be appropriate?
Some people will say that being appropriate isn’t suitable for a funeral; it should […]

Poems after death

Many people like to use poetry to express their feelings after some one has died. Some poems are classics like the one reproduced below, some are written by the hand of the newly bereaved as a personal expression of individual grief.
Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I […]

Funeral costs increase 6.6%

Recent research shows that funeral costs increased by 6.6% over 2007 costs.
The average cost of a standard UK funeral is now £2549 with 77% being cremations and the rest burials. Costs vary considerably around the UK depending mostly on the amounts charged by the local authority and the funeral director.
Many people are unsure about […]

Finding lost relatives

Often clients ask us how they can find relatives who they either haven’t spoken to for many years or have no idea where they might be living these days. It can be the case that the relatives are long gone.
This occurs when a person is operating as an executor for a family will after someone […]

Terms of business letters

We often get clients ask us why we give them and explain our ‘Terms of Business’ letter.
Put simply, it shows our professional service in detail; it shows our promises to our clients.
The letter shows exactly how the LSUK service operates. It also states what LSUK expects from its clients as well as the process […]