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The estate of M started out very differently to our usual unclaimed estate cases.

So far, this year our clients have returned 184 Client Evaluation Questionnaires. This is a lot higher than we would normally receive at such a stage in the year; 190 in total were received in 2016.

With Treethorpe turning ten years old on the 20th March 2017 we thought this was a great opportunity to look back over our journey so far, reflect on who we are, what we have accomplished and look at our future aspirations.

The change moved the charge away from a flat fee for applications for a grant of probate to a fixed fee dependant on the value of the estate; sweetened by a rise in the current £5,000 threshold where no fee is levied.

Treethorpe is very honoured and proud to have been independently recognised as an employer who values and shows commitment to their employees through their recent (re)accreditation by Investors in People.

We wish all our clients and associates a Merry Christmas and prosperous 2017.

The Association of Probate Researchers (APR) was formed in June 2016 to bring self-regulation in an unregulated industry.

Janina was born on Christmas Eve in 1924 in a village in Belarus. Her mother Olga married twice and Janina had three half-brothers — Wladyslaw, Felicjan and Jozef.

Did you know that up to £15bn worth of unclaimed financial assets in the UK lie in old bank accounts, pensions, life assurance and investments?

For the second year running Treethorpe has been proud to be one of the sponsors of the ICSA Annual Conference.