U.K. Funeral Costs Jump 42% Over 5 Years
Thanks to a lack of competition amongst funeral homes and a series of anti-pollution measures that crematoria have had to install, the average price of a funeral in Britain has risen by 42 per cent over the past five years ? considerably beyond the standard rate of inflation.
The total average cost of saying goodbye to a loved one ? including legal costs, the price of the funeral and additional extras such as flowers ? has now crept up to