Good Wills to all mankind 14 December 2018 When the fun is over, the crackers are pulled and the turkey all gone, attention at family gatherings often turns to important family matters of who gets what when the baubles finally fall off the… Read more
Gifts and Care Costs 2 November 2018 Many people want to make gifts in later years when they may then need long term residential care. The Care Act means that if you are in good health with no reasonable prospect of going in to care… Read more
Differing fortunes in an active market 26 October 2018 The property market is a funny old place. There are so many different approaches to selling and so many different outcomes for both agents and sellers. The expected increase in sales activity in… Read more
Making gifts under a Power of Attorney Part IV 18 September 2018 In the last of four articles about using a Power of Attorney or Deputyship Order to make gifts, we talk about what happens when Attorneys overstep the mark and make unauthorised gifts? The Office of… Read more
Making gifts under a Power of Attorney Part III 30 August 2018 Week 3 of our look at the OPG’s Guidance (PN7) for Attorneys and Deputies making gifts on behalf of the Donor of the LPA/EPA or Deputyship Order. Applying to the court of protection If Attorneys… Read more