FUNERAL PLANS

I've seen some garbage happen in P2P-land which has jaded me to the point where I thought I couldn't be surprised but (although another industry) this is absolutely outrageous. I was foolish enough to think that the funeral industry was already regulated - let's face it, it's the ultimate monopoly you don't get to opt out of.

Already signed the petition. I'm still just about young enough to not really be thinking about how my death is managed but for those that have, to find out your purchase of what must be the last product you ever wanted to buy is a bust must be horrendous.

My Granddad had it right, stick me in the bin and be done with it - although admittedly with his plan at least he never had to worry if it was general refuse week or paper and bloody cardboard.

It does seem that in a huge majority of cases administrators seem to consume the entire assets of the company.

Assisted I might add by Auctioneers, I have a friend who works for one, as a member of the Public, If I sell an item through them via auction I pay about 10% commission, however he tells me that if they are doing a commercial liquidation the going rate is 20% plus VAT !

So they sell the assets of Johns woodworking for £1 Million The Auctioneer takes £200,000 + £40,000 VAT, the Liquidator takes another 5-10% for arranging the sale so the credit is as little as 70%, and having purchased from these auctions items will sometimes sell at a pittance, For example I purchased an AVAYA telephone system and 10 phones for £2 I sold the 10 phones at £15 each ( which was seriously cheap ), and the system I sold for £180. 

The sad thing sometimes is that the original owner of the items will sometimes be bidding trying to get tools or whatever so they can try to restart in business.

I have even seen at live auctions very distressed people trying to buy their own goods back that have been seized by bailiffs etc

I've thought about this in the past. After witnessing family funeral costs at 3k for basic funerals and recently 2k fir a coffin, what are the rules for "diy" funerals assuming you own the land?
It seems most crematorium manage 4 to 5 funerals a day, pretty decent revenues and recession proof!
Prob a great investment.
Joking aside, is it not time funerals were changed and relatives given alternative options?
It must be the only industry where customers are less likely to haggle.

You must be away from water courses 


www.funeralinspirations.co.uk/burial/home-burial/#:~:text=When%20asked%20if%20you%20can,the%20permission%20of%20the%20landowner.

They were buried before 2013 
Its very straight forward .

SAFE HANDS UPDATE. £7 million recovered so far from offshore entities. admin/solicitors already deducted over £1 million with plenty more costs to come. over 34 thousand phone calls which meant administrators staff were having to man the call centre phone lines .maybe 10p in the pound for all plan holders by the time the feeding frenzy finishes.