Planning for the future is essential to ensure that your affairs are managed according to your wishes, both during your lifetime and after your passing. Key components of this planning include creating a Will, having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place, understanding the [...]
Along with a Will, including a Lasting Power of Attorney in your later life planning is a vital step to ensure your financial and health decisions are managed by trusted individuals, should you lose mental capacity. LPAs require particular procedures and formalities to be followed, [...]
We’ve all probably heard a tale or two about predatory marriages, whether through the news or even perhaps someone you know where a vulnerable adult, often elderly or someone suffering from loneliness, isolation or cognitive decline, has been a victim of financial abuse. Typically, the [...]
We all know the importance of making and updating a Will, but few people realise that having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place is just as essential. In this ninth edition of the How to Find your Legal Expert series, we have put together [...]
As well as a Will, it is important to have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place when preparing for the future. This allows you to nominate a relative or close friend as an Attorney who will be able to make decisions on your [...]
Traditionally January and February are the coldest months in the UK and a time to wrap up warm. Of course, as we write this, the contrary British weather has decided to disagree and it's a balmy 10 degrees outside, but who knows what the coming [...]
None of us want to think about dying or losing mental capacity through illness or an accident. With life getting busier, planning for later life and making a Will and a Lasting Power of Attorney are things we know we should do, but don’t always [...]
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document you can put in place so that someone you trust can look after your finances and care needs for you. Most people incorrectly assume that this is only useful if and when you lose mental capacity as [...]
