LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY

• Why should I use a solicitor for my Lasting Powers of Attorney?
  Posted on May 13, 2021
  Many clients ask “Can I do my own Power of Attorney online?” The answer to this is “yes”, however, many are unaware of the risks and potential costs that could follow if the documentation is not completed correctly and the application gets rejected by the Office of the Public Guardian.
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  Posted in: Private Client, Lasting Power of Attorney, Lasting Power of Attorney
• Why you should consider a Lasting Power of Attorney
  Posted on September 25, 2019
  Katie Brett, a Chartered Legal Executive in our Wills & Probate department, talks to us about the importance of having a Lasting Power of Attorney and how the BBC’s Holby City highlighted this recently.
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  Posted in: Lasting Power of Attorney, Deputyship, Private Client, Private Client
• LPAs - More important than your Will?
  Posted on September 9, 2019
  Could sorting your Lasting Powers of Attorney actually be more important than writing a Will? Shanaz Niazi and Judith Hurle, both Wills Executives at our West Wickham office, discuss the merits of obtaining Lasting powers of Attorney sooner rather than later.
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  Posted in: Lasting Power of Attorney, Private Client, Private Client
• Lasting Power of Attorney
  Posted on May 24, 2018
  Mental capacity and wellbeing have been in the spotlight again recently after it was revealed EastEnders star Dame Barbara Windsor was suffering from dementia.
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  Posted in: Lasting Power of Attorney, Private Client, Dementia, Dementia
• Dementia Tax
  Posted on April 9, 2018
  PAYING for care home fees in later life is a great concern for many people in their 50s. So much so, that when Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans for a Dementia Tax in last year’s Tory manifesto, it sparked panic among those who feared they would lose their homes.
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  Posted in: Private Client, Dementia, Lasting Power of Attorney, Deputyship, Deputyship