http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/external-articles.php B P Collins Solicitors http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-budget-summary-2010--how-it-will-affect-you-438018191-a324.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-budget-summary-2010--how-it-will-affect-you-438018191-a324.php Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Summary of changes affecting private individuals Income Tax Tax Thresholds Although the increase by a further £1,000 from April 2011 in the... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-budget-summary-2010--for-private-individuals-438018191-a294.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-budget-summary-2010--for-private-individuals-438018191-a294.php Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Summary of changes affecting Private Individuals This may well be Chancellor Alistair Darling's last Budget, no matter what the outcome of... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-budget-2009-summary-for-individuals-438018191-a196.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-budget-2009-summary-for-individuals-438018191-a196.php Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Summary of changes affecting individuals The main changes are that the winter fuel allowances are being maintained at £250 for those over 60 and... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-take-steps-now-to-avoid-hefty-inheritance-tax-bills-438018191-a204.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-take-steps-now-to-avoid-hefty-inheritance-tax-bills-438018191-a204.php Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Recent headlines about whether the Conservatives remain committed to abolishing inheritance tax on estates worth less than £1 million have once more... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-statutory-wills-438018191-a200.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-statutory-wills-438018191-a200.php Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT What do you do when you realise that a relative who has lost mental capacity does not have a Will and will die intestate or has a Will that is either... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-deputyship-438018191-a201.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-deputyship-438018191-a201.php Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT If you do not have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) or Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) in place and lose mental capacity, a deputy application from... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-enduring-powers-of-attorney-epa-438018191-a198.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-enduring-powers-of-attorney-epa-438018191-a198.php Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT While EPAs can no longer be made, any that were correctly executed before October 2007 remain valid. The loss of capacity can often be a slow... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-lasting-powers-of-attorney-lpa-438018191-a199.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-lasting-powers-of-attorney-lpa-438018191-a199.php Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Since October 2007, the only way to ensure that your family can deal with your assets is through executing an LPA. There are two different types... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-general-powers-of-attorney-438018191-a197.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-general-powers-of-attorney-438018191-a197.php Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Do you need to deal with a relative's affairs for a short time while they are perhaps abroad or in hospital? A general power of attorney can... http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-living-wills-and-advance-directives-438018191-a202.php http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/ind-article-elderly-client-service-living-wills-and-advance-directives-438018191-a202.php Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT While Living Wills (otherwise known as Advance Directives) were meant to be superseded by Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) Personal Welfare, they can...