Housing Secretary, Robert Jenick, has announced new guidelines this week which will “allow the housing market to resume”.  The industry is now returning to work under […]

 Coronavirus: COVID-19 In view of the government restrictions relating to the above our switchboard is now closed as is our office to the public. A small […]

 Coronavirus: COVID-19 Whilst the challenges that we face as a result of coronavirus are unprecedented, Cook and Talbot continues to remain open and the services that […]

HMCTS have this week have stated that the probate system should be back to normal within  a matter of weeks, however many solicitors remain sceptical. Following […]

On 27th September Cook & Talbot joined the world’s biggest coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Some of us baked it and some […]

Private client practitioners have welcomed the lapse of a motion to increase probate fees following the recent suspension of parliament. The fees, which are currently set […]

We have recently seen a significant increase in the time taken by the Probate Registry in issuing Grants, caused by government cuts and the implication of […]