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Aug 15, 2019
Wills and Trusts

What happens if you don’t appoint a Power of Attorney?

What happens if a friend or family member lacks the capacity to manage their financial affairs? What is the next step?

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May 31, 2018
Wills and Trusts

Care Home fees – Council and NHS Funding

Many of us will need some form of professional care in our lifetime, and we will all almost certainly know of a friend or relative receiving care.

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Feb 15, 2018
Wills and Trusts

Making changes to your Will?

We recommend that clients review their Will every 3 years.

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Jan 19, 2018
Wills and Trusts

Why bother with a written contract?

Why do you have terms of business? Why bother documenting your privacy policy on your website? Why bother recording any kind of contract terms?

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Nov 24, 2017
Wills and Trusts

What is a Lasting Power of Attorney and why are they needed?

Do you know who would look after your property, money and financial affairs if you were to lose the capacity to manage them yourself?

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Jul 25, 2017
Wills and Trusts

Someone has died, what happens next?

When a person dies, there are several things that need to be dealt with

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Apr 21, 2017
Wills and Trusts

Changes in fees for Lasting Powers of Attorney

The Office of the Public Guardian says that it has been able to reduce the fee for two reasons.

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Nov 7, 2016
Wills and Trusts

Whose house is it anyway? Property and Inheritance Act claims

The rise in real property prices in the nineties and noughties means that many estates are of significant value with the testator’s own home the main asset.

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