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Power-of-attorney

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9 December 2021 in Which? Membership

Which? Legal Hour: Wills and Power of Attorney

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Have a question about starting your will or setting Power of Attorney? Which? Legal may be able to help.

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7 March 2015 in Health, Money

Are you prepared for when a relative dies?

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Laura was 26 when her father died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He hadn’t made a Will, but left behind properties and a number of small business interests. It fell to Laura to manage his estate…

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1 February 2015 in Health, Money

The power struggle with using power of attorney

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Struggle with power of attorney

Why is it that banks don’t always make it easy to register and then use a power of attorney, which is usually done during a time of emotional stress? What power of attorney problems have you had?

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8 January 2015 in Money, Parenting

It can pay to bring your family and finances closer together

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When my father suffered a stroke more than a decade ago, among the many things my sister and I had to deal with were his finances while he was in hospital. Here’s why I regret not getting power of attorney.

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16 October 2012 in Health, Money

Power cut – the problems with power of attorney

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Power of attorney should make life easier for incapacitated people and their friends or family but, in practice, that’s still not yet happening. When will the story change?

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1 July 2012 in Money

Power-less of attorney – banks need to get it right

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We get plenty of calls about power of attorney, and they don’t make happy listening. Banks are letting their customers down at this potentially stressful time – so what’s going wrong and why?

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28 November 2010 in Health, Money

Banks make being a power of attorney arduous

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When it comes to helping you take on the affairs of your loved ones, banks need to get their acts together. Since, at the moment, they’re making it far too laborious to be someone’s power of attorney.

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