NEWS

November 2011

Discounted rate – Lasting Powers of Attorney

Dixon Coles and Gill are currently offering a discounted rate for those clients who wish to prepare both a Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney AND a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney. The importance of both documents cannot be over emphasised.

Put simply, a Property and Financial Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document in which you choose someone you trust to manage your affairs when it becomes difficult for you to do so yourself, usually due to a mental or physical disability.

The Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney can also be absolutely essential to ensure that your wishes and views are honoured where situations arise concerning when and to what extent you would wish to receive medical treatment and where issues concerning your care and discussions with the Local Authority occur. There can be conflict between your family and the Local Authority concerning these issues and it is therefore of crucial importance to ensure your wishes are made clear in the context of a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney including who you would wish for the Local Authority to liaise with on such issues should you be unable to do so.

This may be particularly relevant where there is second marriage scenario, and children from different relationships.

Please do contact us for further information.

 

Will Aid

November is Will Aid month! Please do contact us to make your Will Aid appointment and ensure your affairs are made clear and put in order professionally and thoroughly whilst benefitting a number of extremely worthwhile charities at the same time.

 

October 2011

We are now taking appointments as part of our involvement with Will Aid 2011. Will Aid is a fundraising charity run by nine leading UK charities and takes place in November each year. It enables you to have your Will written professionally whilst at the same time donating to the charities involved.

During November, we will write basic Wills for you and rather than charging our usual fees, we invite you to make a donation to Will Aid. The suggested minimum donation if £85 for a single Will, £125 for ‘mirror’ Wills and £40 for a Codicil.
Please contact us to make an appointment or with any queries.

 

September 2011

We are very pleased to announce that our Mrs. Sindy Allen and our Mr. Stuart Knox have recently qualified as full professional members of Solicitors for the Elderly.

Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) are an independent, national organisation of lawyers who provide specialist legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. All SFE full members must have experience and specialise in a wide range of legal issues affecting elderly people.

In the event you have any queries or require any advice on a wide range of issues affecting elderly people for example long term asset protection; NHS fees and funding; Lasting Powers of Attorney; and Wills and Probate, this list not being conclusive please do contact us to discuss.

We offer a free half hour initial appointment for all matters and also offer home visits if more convenient to you.  

 

June 2011

Dixon Coles and Gill are pleased to announce we are now members of the Certainty National Registry of Wills. In a recent survey 67% of people surveyed did not know where to find their parent’s Wills. Indeed tens of thousands of estates do fall into intestacy each year which can cause emotional and financial turmoil for loved ones.

When your Will is needed the register gives you total peace of mind ensuring that your loved ones can quickly and easily locate your Will at this most distressing time. 

We ensure that when your Will is made with us, it is automatically registered and you are then provided with a Certificate of Registration. If you have any queries concerning the Certainty National Registry of Wills or have a concern that your Will is not currently up to date then please contact us and we shall be happy to assist.

 

March 2011

Dixon Coles & Gill are pleased to announce the launch of their new website.