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from ILM and the legacy sector
The Potential Legacy Impacts of Leasehold Reform
The Government has promised changes to leasehold reform as part of a once in a generational review of English property law. These changes will have winners and losers in a legacy and charity context. Einar, from Cluttons LLP and Anna from Foot Anstey LLP explain below…
Hugh James joins ILM partner programme
We are delighted to announce that Hugh James has been added to ILM's corporate partner programme. The firm, which has offices in Cardiff and London, has become one of the largest companies undertaking will writing and trust and estate administration work in the UK and...
An announcement from ILM
It is with a heavy heart that the staff and the ILM Board share some sad news on the passing of a colleague and much loved friend, Roger Heslop. Roger sadly lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday evening. He was well known to many members and corporate...
Training discount for new members
Offering specialist training, expert advice and a growing support network, ILM is the membership body for all those working in legacies. Gifts in wills currently generate more than £3bn in charitable income each year, and this is set to rise to at least £3.6bn by...
FREE events for ILM members
ILM corporate partner Ashfords is running several free events in the coming weeks, all of which are free for ILM members. If you are an ILM member and are interested in any of the events listed here, you can click here to find out more and register. Mental Capacity...
Legacy bodies welcome Government actions to resolve probate backlog
ILM has today released a statement alongside Remember A Charity in response to a statement from HMCTS, setting out its plans to resolve the delay and backlog of Wills passing through probate.
Charities urged to act now to benefit from market growth
A predicted legacy boom worth up to £40 billion over the next decade[1] presents charities with a unique window of time to act and benefit from market growth, according to a new joint report produced by ILM, Remember A Charity, Legacy Foresight and Smee & Ford....
ILM launches new online training system
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new online training system. The system is designed to complement the rest of ILM’s training offer, and enables legacy professionals to select specific modules of interest and relevance to their role – whether they are complete beginners or need a refresher.