In the UK when you sign up with them the law gives you a "cooling off" period during which you can change your mind and decide not to go with them. This period is usually a minimum of seven days but could be longer. It will be in the contract you sign with them. You can then make a claim direct to the Treasury Solicitor yourself. Their commission comes from a percentage of the inheritance you receive and which they must, by law tell you, and include in their contract. In the TV programme "Heir Hunters" this occasionally happens to them when heirs decide to claim direct. Good Hunting Gordon "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message news:[email protected] > What's always puzzled me is how they _make_ their commission; what obligation does a potential inheritor, even after the AH has/have contacted them, to have anything to do with the AH? (Also, based on those prog.s, I get the impression they go for the biggest fruit first, as it were - so, OP, the fact that they _have_ contacted you suggests - unless it's a result of neighbour, friend etc. - that you may be in for good news, at least financially.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)[email protected]+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf The early worm gets the bird.

On 24/12/2014 17:02, Gordon wrote: > Their commission comes from a percentage of the inheritance you receive > and which they must, by law tell you, and include in their contract. Slightly ambiguous, the heirs sign for a given percentage but the value of the estate will often be unknown at that time. I suppose they could sign for a variable percentage rate depending on value but that might need the heir requesting it perhaps because of another offer.

On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:28:59 +0000, MB <[email protected]> wrote: >On 24/12/2014 17:02, Gordon wrote: >> Their commission comes from a percentage of the inheritance you receive >> and which they must, by law tell you, and include in their contract. > > >Slightly ambiguous, the heirs sign for a given percentage but the value >of the estate will often be unknown at that time. I suppose they could >sign for a variable percentage rate depending on value but that might >need the heir requesting it perhaps because of another offer. > ISTR one episode of one of the various programmes where one of the potential heirs negotiated the percentage downward.