Luke Cheadle

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Death in the family

Oct 23, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

Who ‘owns’ the death notification process within customer-led organisations and why are competing tensions threatening the evolution of new digital solutions? By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate RegistryDeath is a difficult subject, not just for those going through the bereavement process, but also for those who are managing it. Most customer-led organisations will face a similar challenge when it comes to requests to close deceased accounts.
How digital death notification solutions deliver business value

Oct 1, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate RegistryThere is a well-known saying that a cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. It’s attributed to a character in an Oscar Wilde play and has become a common riposte by salespeople frustrated by a buyer’s perceived ‘penny wise pound foolish’ approach to any new idea, especially when it involves technology. Of course it’s not always fair.
Caught in the IHT Snare

Sep 11, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) recently published its most up-to-date statistics relating to Inheritance Tax (IHT). They revealed that in the tax year 2021 to 2022, 4.39% of UK deaths resulted in an Inheritance Tax (IHT) charge, an increase of 0.66 percentage points from the tax year 2020 to 2021. This means that IHT is payable on fewer than one in 20 estates.
Should death notifications be ‘guidance’ or ‘mandated’ in Consumer Duty?

Aug 26, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate RegistryIt is now more than two years ago that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalised its guidance on Consumer Duty to set a new benchmark for retail financial services customers. The rules came into play on 31 July 2024, from which time firms need to demonstrate if challenged that they are acting to deliver ‘good customer outcomes’. Most of the guidelines deal with the issue of ‘fairness’ and whether firms are delivering ‘fair’ value.
Tricky business: The challenge of inheriting the family business

Jul 29, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate RegistryOf all the assets an individual may accrue over their lives, one of the more challenging when it comes to inheritance planning – or resolving once a loved-one has died – is a business. Business owners and beneficiaries can typically obtain either 50% or 100% tax relief on certain (but not all) business assets.
Texture Summit Celebrates Five Years with Poten and C.L.A.W.S.

Jul 11, 2024 | xlr8r.com | Luke Cheadle

San Francisco event series Texture Summit will celebrate its fifth anniversary this Saturday, July 13. Texture Summit was launched in 2019 as an avenue to provide “beautiful, immersive experiences of art and music that bring community together.” With a focus on local US talent, over the years, Texture Summit’s events have hosted Sunset Soundsystem’s Solar and Galen, Carlos Suffront, Eric Cloutier, Liquid Earth, Huerta, Zacky and Texture Summit founder, Louiv, among others.
What Customer Service? Companies Should Treat the Bereaved with More Compassion

Jun 12, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

The subject of an organisation or establishment’s insensitivity in dealing with people who have recently lost a loved one is once again in the media after the television presenter Kate Garraway had to resort to social media to ask Harringay council for help after several failed attempts to speak to someone about its payment demands and threats of bailiffs being sent to her late husband. Harringay responded rapidly and resolved the issue.
Cost of living; price of dying

Jun 3, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

Inheritance, especially among parents and children of a certain age, is a conversation that can prove to be incredibly uncomfortable amongst families. Usually, everyone is looking at what’s best for the whole, rather than the individuals involved. The challenge is that not everyone is able to articulate the outcome they are looking for in the right way, nor do they have the depth of knowledge with regards to the possible options available to them before and after a loved one has passed.
Navigating the Digital Afterlife

May 21, 2024 | todayswillsandprobate.co.uk | Luke Cheadle

The Increasing importance of Digital Estate Management. By Luke Cheadle, Head of UK Operations for The Estate RegistryIn our digital world, individuals accumulate not only physical possessions but also a vast amount of digital assets. From social media profiles to online financial accounts, these digital footprints form part of our legacy, and may stay active long after our deaths.
Download: bvdub & Inquiri "Please Let Go and Let Me Hold You"

Feb 25, 2024 | xlr8r.com | Luke Cheadle

Late last year, Brock Van Wey and Lacey Harris, known as bvdub and Inquiri respectively, released the Destroyyesterday. album. Although mostly ambient, the album has its roots in the California rave scene of the ’90s. Like many in the electronic lexicon, both Van Wey and Lacey entered the scene as ravers and DJs, with Lacey still regularly playing today.