Dutton Gregory Solicitors
By Duncan Scott, October 18th, 2024
Inheritance disputes are as old as time, but in recent years, there’s been an increase in families embroiled in legal arguments.
Currently, industry experts believe that in England and Wales, as many as 10,000 people are disputing wills and the division of estates. While some inheritance disputes are settled out of court, others end up before a judge, and solicitors report that their workload on these cases has doubled in the last three to four years.
To better understand the current status of inheritance disputes in the UK, we reviewed data sourced from 241,736 people across the country, covering a 12-month period ending September 30, 2024. The data was sourced from popular social media platforms, and our survey rated the engagement levels of respondents on various related topics.
Here are the various stances on inheritance disputes, 2024 statistics, and the demographics of those discussing the topic online.
The data used in this article was sourced from an independent sample of 241,736 people in the UK from X, Quora, Reddit, TikTok and Threads. The responses were collected within a 95% confidence interval and 4% margin of error. Engagement estimates how many people in the location participate, and demographics are determined using many features, including name, location and self-disclosed description. Privacy is preserved using k-anonymity and differential privacy. Results are based on what people describe online — questions were not posed to the people in the sample.
Duncan Scott, Dutton Gregory Solicitors, UK
