Legal Advice from your grocer
You wouldn't take legal advice from your local grocer, would you?
- Posted 27th January 2020
Simplicity, Honesty and Transparency make us what we are
Keeping things as simple and clean as possible for 16 years is proving to be the right thing to do. In fact, it looks like the first 16 years have just been the foundation to the next 16 and way beyond.
- Posted 30th October 2019
Funeral Planning Authority Registration Announced
We are pleased to announce that we have successfully become registered with the FPA (Funeral Planning Authority). We’ve shown that we meet the necessary criteria and have demonstrated compliance with their Rules and Code of Practice. The company is now officially an FPA registered provider of funeral plans.
- Posted 16th April 2019
The Funeral Plan Comparison Sham
OK, let's get something straight right from the very start.
- Posted 30th August 2018
When you buy a prepaid funeral plan do you actually know what's happening to your money?
This is worth being aware of...
- Posted 12th June 2018
Want to know the latest funeral costs information in the UK?
Here at Open Prepaid Funerals, we understand that planning a funeral can be a stressful time and unexpected costs can soon mount up. There are hundreds of sites and articles that try to dispel the myths associated to funeral planning, but with the national average of a funeral service standing at approximately £4,000, we want to show you exactly what types, services and products are typically associated to a funeral, and the financial impact of this.
- Posted 24th October 2017
Families hit by a stealth tax and a postcode lottery as UK sees cremation and burial fees hiked again
Families are being hit by a cruel stealth tax that is forcing cremation and burial fees up to crippling levels, according to new research from Funeralbooker, the independent and impartial funeral comparison service.
- Posted 10th May 2017
There’s an unpleasant odour emanating from somewhere…
The following article is Republished from the Good Funeral Guide website
- Posted 22nd February 2017
Age UK face criticism after receiving £9.4m in 2015 for Promoting Dignity Funeral Plan
In the March issue of respected funeral industry trade publication FSJ we notice an article today that highlights some of the unseen costs of funeral plans.
- Posted 26th February 2016
Funeral Plan Price Changes
We have some important news to share with you that could make an immediate difference to your decision about taking out an Open Prepaid Funerals Plan.
- Posted 7th May 2015
Good Funeral Guide and Open join forces...
Good Funeral Guide teams with Open Prepaid Funerals to launch first ever 100% consumer-focussed prepaid funeral plan
- Posted 16th March 2015
Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail
Do you already have a funeral plan? Although the growth in funeral plans taken out, specifically by the over 50s is growing rapidly only 12% of people over 50 years of age currently have a prepaid funeral plan.
- Posted 9th October 2014
How Much of Your Prepaid Funeral Plan Money is Being Lost?
If you've been considering a prepaid funeral plan then you could be forgiven for wondering which way to turn. After all, while the principle is a simple one there is a reasonable choice available.
- Posted 25th April 2014
Funeral Planning Trust Performance Matters
Open Prepaid Funerals Limited provide one of the leading funeral plans in terms of financial performance for funeral directors and that means a lot to us.
- Posted 23rd March 2014
Not All Funeral Directors Are Equal
Funeral Planning is growing rapidly. The number of people in the UK taking out a funeral plan continues to increase each year with over 135,000 plans taken out in 2013 alone. Since our launch in 2003 we have also seen constant year on year growth.
- Posted 18th February 2014
Rising Cost of a Funeral
The cost of a funeral may not be something that you have given much thought to. However with the average cost of a funeral rising year on year, this subject is something you should consider sooner rather than later.
- Posted 25th September 2013
Open for 10 years, Open for life
In 2003, Open started its business selling funeral plans within a market that was both young and disrupted.
- Posted 9th July 2013