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Re: Government Find a Will Service
« Reply #27 on: Yesterday at 12:30 »
Quote from: cockney rebel on Yesterday at 12:11

Upcoming Service Maintenance - Monday, 17th of November 2025

The Find a Will service is temporarily unavailable while we carry out essential updates. We’re working to restore access as soon as possible—thank you for your patience.
I don' think they are in any hurry!
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At £16 a pop they will have plenty of time to deal with any backlog prior to the price rise - and after that no doubt they wont need as many staff as the demand will dry up to a tiny trickle.
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« Reply #28 on: Yesterday at 12:55 »
Don't think I am going to bother anymore, what I don't know now I am not going  to bother about, not as if I can't afford it but it is to big an increase in my opinion and it is going to spoil others enjoyment as researchers.

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« Reply #29 on: Yesterday at 13:17 »
Boo, I don't think demand will dry up as much as that. Didn't someone say that family historians are less than half of their customers?
When we bought this house many years ago we had to wait while three probates were obtained to prove the man had the right to sell the house!

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Re: Government Find a Will Service
« Reply #30 on: Yesterday at 13:59 »
Quote from: garden genie on Yesterday at 13:17
Boo, I don't think demand will dry up as much as that. Didn't someone say that family historians are less than half of their customers?
When we bought this house many years ago we had to wait while three probates were obtained to prove the man had the right to sell the house!

With compulsory (property) registration those sort of needs will be diminishing over time.  Once a property is registered the historic probate trail should become irrelevant unless there was a serious legal dispute.
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