You Get What You Pay For. It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money — that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought... read more
Powers of Attorney Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) Until the 1st October 2007 it was possible in England & Wales to prepare an Enduring Power of Attorney, appointing someone to manage your financial affairs on your behalf if you became unable to do so. Under the provisions of the Mental Capaci... read more
Protecting Your Assets Most people who co-own their home with another person do so as Joint Owners. They both own the whole property. On the death of a Joint Owner, the home AUTOMATICALLY becomes the sole property of the survivor - who can then do what they want with it. However this can cause probl... read more
‘Expensive’ care cap reform delayed until 2020 The government is delaying the implementation of its cap on long-term care until 2020. A letter sent by Alistair Burt, MP for community and social care, has revealed "it is too expensive". The £72,000 care cap was meant to be introduc... read more