Powers of Attorney are essential in enabling others to manage the financial affairs of elderly and infirm people who are unable to do so for themselves. The Association Solicitors for the Elderly, together with The Law Society has received numerous complaints of banks failing to recognise the authority of Powers of Attorney or the people [...]
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BANKS FOUND FAILING IN RELATION TO POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Posted in Wills, tagged jodie hindle, Law Society, Powers of Attorney, Ramsdens, solicitors for the Eldery, STEP on March 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cowboy will writers stride back into town
Posted in Wills, tagged jodie hindle, private client, Ramsdens Solicitors, Society of Trust and Estate Practioners, STEP, unregulated will writers, wills on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The UK’s continuing issues with unregulated will writers have resurfaced this month as surveys show a drastic increase in the abuse of clients. The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), which is calling for all will writers to be regulated to prevent the abuse of clients, found that two of the biggest problems facing [...]