Useful sites

Accountants
Chartered - www.icaew.co.uk 020 7920 8100
Certified - www.accaglobal.com 0141 582 2000
 
Association of Contentious Trust & Probate Specialists
www.actaps.com (see 'Membership Directory')
 
Bereavement Counselling (CRUSE)
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk 0870 167 1677
 
Charity Commission
www.charity-commission.gov.uk 0870 333 0123
 
Citizens Advice Bureaux
www.adviceguide.org.uk
www.citizensadvice.org.uk (see 'Get Advice')
www.cas.org.uk (Scotland only)
 
Companies House
www.companieshouse.gov.uk/ (see 'WebCheck' for free search information) 0870 33 33 636
 
Coroner Service
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/justice/legalprocess/coroners/
 
Court or Protection/Public Guardianship Office
www.publictrust.gov.uk/court.html 0845 330 2900 (literature & forms)
0845 330 2963 (Enduring Power of Attorney Helpline)
020 7664 7696 (Receivership applications)
 
Department of Work & Pensions
www.dwp.gov.uk
 
DVLA (Department for Vehicle licensing)
www.dvla.gov.uk
 
Family Records Centre (for Family research)
www.familyrecords.gov.uk
 
Funeral Directors Association
www.nafd.org.uk
 
General Register Office - Births, Deaths & Marriages
www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
 
HM Insolvency Service/Trustees in Bankruptcy<
www.insolvency.gov.uk
 
HM Land Registry
www.landreg.gov.uk
 
House Valuation sites
Rightmove www.rightmove.co.uk
Upmystreet www.upmystreet.co.uk
Team www.teamprop.co.uk
 
Inland Revenue (Income & Capital Gains Tax)
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
 
Inland Revenue (Inheritance Tax)
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/cto/
 
Insolvency Practitioners Association
www.insolvency.co.uk 0171 329 0777
 
Institute of Professional Willwriters
www.ipw.org.uk
 
Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law (England & Wales)
www.lawscot.org.uk (Scotland)
 
National Association of Estate Agents
www.naea.co.uk
 
National Association of Valuers & Auctioneers
www.nava.org.uk/public/
 
National Directory of Estate Agents
www.ukpropertyshop.co.uk
 
National Savings
www.nationalsavings.co.uk
 
Passport Office
www.ukpa.gov.uk
 
Post Office Redirection (see ‘Mail’ then ‘Receiving Mail’)
www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/home
 
Probate Registry/High Court (Family Division)
www.courtservice.gov.uk/cms/wills.htm
 
Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners
www.step.org
 
Stationery Office (for Trustee Act Notices in London Gazette)
0870 600 5522
 
Title Research (searches for Beneficiaries & Wills)
www.titleresearch.com 020 7549 0900
 
Treasury Solicitor
www.treasury-solicitor.gov.uk (see 'Associated Links')
 
Unclaimed Assets Register
www.uar.co.uk 0870 241 1713

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