With Valentine’s Day just gone, flowers placed in the vase and cards on the mantelpiece, those of us lucky enough to have a special person in their lives can feel we have done enough to show we care. But for…
A. Although it is always wise to ensure you have a Lasting Power of Attorney in place should it ever be required, many people never get around to sorting it out until it is too late and they find they…
Slater Heelis are proud to announce we are offering a free will writing service for local veterans to commemorate 100 years since Armistice Day. Our team of dedicated will writing solicitors is throwing open its doors to war veterans from across…
If you choose to either draw up your own will or use an “off the shelf” DIY will kit it will undoubtebly cost you less than had you used the services of a solicitor. However, it is quite possible that…
A new report from SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) and independent think tank, Centre for Future Studies, reveals the UK is leaving medical and care preferences to chance. The report looks at the ever-increasing number of people living with dementia…
We’ve joined forces with year six children at Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale to help raise awareness of dementia! As part of Dementia Action Week,, we’re challenging the children at the school to draw their favourite memory. Whether it’s…
Having a will in place is essential. Even by having in place a simple Will it enables you to do such things as choose your executors, the guardians of any minor children surviving you and importantly to avoid the rules…
If it is deemed that a person does not have sufficient mental capacity to make a Will themselves, then that does not mean that no Will can be prepared. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 sets out the statutory scheme for…
A: Although it is wise to make a Lasting Power of Attorney when you have full mental capacity so that if capacity is lost (such as in your father’s case it seems) there is someone appointed to look after their…
Attorneys have limited powers to make gifts. The law restricts: when gifts can be made who they can be made to; and how much can be gifted Whilst the law is clear as to when and to whom gifts can…
