Mother transfer house to son to avoid scams...

DVardysShadow

kingstreet wrote: »

Giving the property to a relative might be deemed deprivation of assets if soon after, she requires care which will then need council funding.

While true, I don't think that this on the face of it is sufficient reason not to do it. All that happens in deprivation of assets cases is that the local Authority considers the case as though the person still had the assets. OP's boyfriend will still have the asset available for his mother, so she should be in the same position as if she held the asset herself.

Although I think some sort of trust is required here, with boyfriend as a trustee, rather than simply transferring to OP's boyfriend.

Nosht

Urgent to have POA in place as soon as possible as it has to be approved by medical & if the person is too far gone then its too late to authorise.

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princeofpounds

thinking about it, it might also be possible to register a simple charge on the land registry over the house, if she agrees. Sales can't go ahead without clearing charges (though wouldn't stop her running into other problems that might indirectly lead to a sale being necessary).

Richard_Webster

If she hasn't got mental capacity she can't sign over the house or sign a power of attorney. That's the major and first issue to resolve.