Legal planning: advice for families
Lasting powers of attorney, deputyship, mental capacity, wills and advance decisions: the legal planning that makes care decisions easier.
10 articles on legal planning
- Lasting Power of Attorney for property and financial affairs
What a property and financial affairs LPA covers, when your attorney can start using it, how to register one, and the rules in Scotland and NI. Last reviewed 22 September 2026. - Health and welfare lasting power of attorney explained
What a health and welfare lasting power of attorney covers, when attorneys can use it, how to set one up, and how Scotland and Northern Ireland differ. Last reviewed 19 September 2026. - What is probate and what do you do when someone dies?
Register the death, check whether you need probate, value the estate, deal with Inheritance Tax and apply: the steps for executors in England and Wales. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - Deputyship: What to Do When There's No Power of Attorney
How to apply to the Court of Protection to become a deputy for a parent who has lost capacity, the forms and fees, supervision, and the options in Scotland. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - How to write a valid will in the UK: the rules
What a will should cover, the signing and witness rules in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, DIY versus solicitor, tax, and care planning. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - Lasting power of attorney: why to make one early
Why families should set up lasting powers of attorney before a crisis: the two types, how to make and register one, costs, and the rules in Scotland and NI. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - How trusts work for estate and care-fee planning
What UK trusts are, the main types, how they are taxed, and why a trust set up to dodge care home fees often fails. Plain guidance before you see a solicitor. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - Life Interest Trusts and Care Fees in Leicester Explained
How will-based life interest trusts work for Leicester couples, what they can and cannot protect from care fees, deprivation risks, and where to get advice. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - Property protection trusts and care fees in Leeds
How will-based property protection trusts work for Leeds couples, why lifetime trusts can be treated as deprivation, and the questions to ask a solicitor. Last reviewed 18 September 2026. - Protecting an Inheritance From Care Fees in Nottingham
The lawful ways Nottingham families can reduce the impact of care fees on an inheritance, what does not work, and how the city and county councils assess. Last reviewed 18 September 2026.
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