Making funeral plans can be a very stressful event. Many things must be considered and decisions made. This usually comes at a time when most people are at their worst, mentally.

Today, it is not uncommon for traditional funeral and burial costs to be well over £5,000+ in many areas of the United Kingdom, and these costs continue to rise fast! This is due in large part, to the rapid increase in cremation rates over the past few years. As a result, many families are finding it difficult to pay these expenses. This makes an already difficult time much harder for the family.

As cremation rates continue to rise across the United States, more and more families are now opting to have memorial services in lieu of a traditional funeral. Memorial services do offer certain advantages and as a funeral director, I believe this trend will continue to grow.

IT IS a subject none of us likes to discuss or even think about, but the reality is that death will affect us all one day. Here we outline the different funeral options available to you and the procedures to follow when the worst happens…

LOSING a friend or loved one can be traumatic enough. But imagine having to arrange their funeral, sort out their Will and distribute their estate? This can happen when we least expect, so in this section we try to untangle the seemingly insurmountable problem of sorting out someone else’s estate…