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Here we will publish all our blog posts. The articles we write can be about anything from the changes in law to self help guides with information to help you support your loved ones. All articles are written by the staff of Argo Life & Legacy, not a third party writers.

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Funeral plan refunds

Funeral plan refunds

Funeral plan refunds

Funerals were not the same during covid and many families did not get to say goodbye to their loved ones in the way that they wished to. ...

SOCIAL & WELLBEING

Aug 26, 20212 min read

What does best interests mean?

What does best interests mean?

What does best interests mean?

Once of the principles of the Mental Capacity Act is that an attorney must only act in the best interests of the person they are looking...

Aug 24, 20212 min read

Free prescriptions cancelled for over 60s?

Free prescriptions cancelled for over 60s?

Free prescriptions cancelled for over 60s?

Under a new review and consultation the Department of Health is looking to raise the free prescription age to match state pension age,...

Aug 18, 20212 min read

Changes to hospital discharge process

Changes to hospital discharge process

Changes to hospital discharge process

Changes are afoot to the Care Act 2014 to alter the process of assessing the help and support a patient will need before discharge from...

Aug 17, 20211 min read

Do I need a will?

Do I need a will?

Do I need a will?

If I make a will something will happen to me. My estate will pass to my common law wife. My husband will receive everything when I die....

Aug 16, 20213 min read

Transferring an ISA on death

Transferring an ISA on death

Transferring an ISA on death

I don't know about you but this can be hard work and complicated. Not because it is just because the organisations dealing with ISAs...

Aug 13, 20212 min read

Can I make gifts as an attorney?

Can I make gifts as an attorney?

Can I make gifts as an attorney?

Of course you can if you pay for them! You can make as many gifts as you like. If however you are acting as an attorney the answer to...

Jul 18, 20212 min read

How long does it take to register my lasting power of attorney?

How long does it take to register my lasting power of attorney?

How long does it take to register my lasting power of attorney?

If you catch us on a bad day you may get the reply of how long is a piece of string! Whilst that is neither helpful nor professional...

Jul 16, 20211 min read

Increase to probate fees (again!)

Increase to probate fees (again!)

Increase to probate fees (again!)

Here we go again! There has been no mention of increasing the application fees for applying for a Grant of Probate since the disaster of...

Jul 12, 20211 min read

Are you sure you have to top up the care home fee?

Are you sure you have to top up the care home fee?

Are you sure you have to top up the care home fee?

There are many rules that govern what happens when you go into nursing care. Are members of the general public really expected to become...

SOCIAL & WELLBEING

Jul 10, 20213 min read

Have you had a midlife MOT?

Have you had a midlife MOT?

Have you had a midlife MOT?

I read a scary article this morning which has made me think about my retirement. I am 45 in two weeks and have readily accepted that I...

Jul 6, 20212 min read

Don't leave your life in the hands of a stranger

Don't leave your life in the hands of a stranger

Don't leave your life in the hands of a stranger

Solicitors for the Elderly have looked into a situation that many families across the Country face each day. There are over two million...

Jun 22, 20213 min read

Gran can escape from the care home!

Gran can escape from the care home!

Gran can escape from the care home!

On 14 June the government announced further relaxation of rules relating to residents of care homes. Following this relaxation residents...

SOCIAL & WELLBEING

Jun 18, 20211 min read

Compulsory covid vaccination for care home staff

Compulsory covid vaccination for care home staff

Compulsory covid vaccination for care home staff

You may have seen yesterday in news coverage, that legislation is planned to make it compulsory for anyone working in a CQC registered...

Jun 17, 20211 min read

Do you have an Apple account?

Do you have an Apple account?

Do you have an Apple account?

Did you know that Apple will now allow a nominated person to access your Apple account in the event of your death? After a great deal of...

Jun 11, 20211 min read

Chat and natter to combat loneliness and isolation

Chat and natter to combat loneliness and isolation

Chat and natter to combat loneliness and isolation

An unwelcome feeling of a lack or loss of companionship is how Perlman and Peplau (1981) describe loneliness. It is a myth that...

Jun 4, 20211 min read

Can I claim attendance allowance?

Can I claim attendance allowance?

Can I claim attendance allowance?

Do you have an illness or a disability which makes life difficult some days? Can you bend down to pick things up off the floor or to put...

SOCIAL & WELLBEING

Apr 28, 20212 min read

What do I have to do as an attorney?

What do I have to do as an attorney?

What do I have to do as an attorney?

We hope that it would not be a shock to you if had to act as an attorney for someone but sometimes it is! Often people agree to act as...

Apr 19, 20213 min read

Have you prepared and LPA since 1 September 2019?

Have you prepared and LPA since 1 September 2019?

Have you prepared and LPA since 1 September 2019?

If you have prepared a lasting power of attorney since 1 September 2019 the Office of the Public Guardian have now added these to their...

Apr 15, 20211 min read

Are you a trustee of a trust?

Are you a trustee of a trust?

Are you a trustee of a trust?

Do you know that as a result of the fifth amendment to the Anti Money Laundering Directives you may now be required to register the trust...

Mar 19, 20213 min read

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