General News
Certainty Will Search finds Will 34 years after it was written
02 December 2011
David Thomas is a Guinness World Record-holder for memory, his memory feats include reciting Pi (3.14159) to 22,500 digits without error and Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author. He has the power to recall many key facts, so remembering simple things such as where a Will may be kept shouldn’t be a problem. But of course, [...] Read More
Thousands of Consumers are being ‘ripped off’ by unregulated Will-Writers
18 July 2011
The Legal Ombudsman have published their first report, listing will-writing by unregulated will-writers as one of the most common complaints they receive. Unfortunately, as the Legal Ombudsman can only act on complaints made against regulated solicitors, these complaints cannot be followed up. Protect yourself by using a solicitor practising in Wills and Probate, who as they [...] Read More
Social worker pretended dead mother ‘was in the garden’ for a YEAR so he could inherit her estate
11 February 2011
A social worker who hid his mother’s death from her family as he tried to change her will has been branded a ‘disgrace’. Kenneth Mould concealed his mother Evelyn’s death for over a year and deceived family members by telling them she was ‘in the garden’ when they called for her. His lies were [...] Read More
Wife and mistress both used ‘forged wills’ in attempt to claim estate agent’s fortune
15 November 2010
The ex-wife and the girlfriend of a millionaire estate agent both forged a will in a dispute over his fortune, a court heard yesterday. Chris John died suddenly at the age of 47, leaving a property portfolio and sports cars – but no will. His girlfriend Gillian Clemo used a forged will to try to ensure [...] Read More
Hairdresser handed £390,000 in eccentric customer’s will is told by judge to give the money back
13 August 2010
A hairdresser who inherited £380,000 from two elderly sisters will have to repay the money after a judge ruled that an earlier will leaving the estate to their family was binding. Eccentric siblings Ethel Willson and Mabel Cook, described as like ‘peas in a pod’, drew up a joint will in 1991 leaving their possessions to [...] Read More
Will Aid Working with the Certainty National Will Register
03 December 2009
Will Aid has teamed up with Certainty to enable the public to register their Wills during this years Will Aid campaign which runs throughout November. Will Aid is endorsed by the Probate Section of the Law Society who encourage their members to participate. Will Aid is one of the most effective fundraising campaigns and depends on a [...] Read More
Certainty much more than just a Will Register
03 December 2009
Looking seriously at protecting Private Clients? Then look seriously at Certainty because it is ’so much more than just a Will Register’. Importantly, private client retention and development has been cleverly integrated into Certainty. This ensures Certainty is a powerful and vital resource for firms to help protect and increase private client work. With the legal landscape [...] Read More
STEP Autumn Conference
03 December 2009
The Certainty National Will Register is the proud sponsor of the forthcoming STEP Autumn Conference. The conference will take place on the 9th October 2009 in London. Certainty has been touring the country meeting Wills & Probate solicitors and STEP members at various legal conferences. At these conferences Certainty provides a brief overview of Will Search [...] Read More
To be or not to be Compulsory
19 August 2009
The primary purpose of the Certainty National Will Register is to give each individual member of the public an opportunity to safeguard their most important document and so protect their family from further distress after their death. This should be an issue of choice which does not rely on everyone else being compelled to do [...] Read More
Carelessness, Confusion and the curse of intestacy
07 August 2009
Paul Bricknell of Liverpool solicitors Mace & Jones, a Certainty founder-member firm, says: “Making a Will is not the only important step to take. There is no doubt that every year people’s estates are administered as if they were intestate, even if they had prepared a Will, simply because no one knows where the [...] Read More
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