DirectLaw4U, Doncaster - Estate Planning

tdubya

Has anyone heard of this organisation ? They cold called my elderly mother in law who let them visit her in her own home. In a nutshell she has signed up to some sort of document setting up a trust whereby half of ther house is to be signed over to my wife. This is supposedly to protect her property from being sold to pay for care fees.. She gave them a cheque for £1,400 and has a 2 week cooling off period. [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM] I don't know.

Mojisola

I would use the cooling off period to try to get her money back.

Go and talk to a solicitor about a [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM] will and estate planning - it will be much cheaper.

rheme

mojisola wrote: »

i would use the cooling off period to try to get her money back.

Go and talk to a solicitor about a [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM] will and estate planning - it will be much cheaper.

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dunstonh

hey cold called my elderly mother in law who let them visit her in her own home.

Solicitors cannot cold call or accept business from a cold call. So, the name is somewhat misleading I suspect for most people. This firm will not be a solicitor. [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM]

taking_stock

[TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM], registered to a private individual in Hertfordshire..... [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM]

HampshireHound

Hi,


Being married to a solicitor I am venturing my second ever post with her help.


Attempting to avoid care costs is very difficult and definitely not something you can do at the last minute. The government will claim that your mother in law impoverished herself and make her pay anyway. That is generally the case, but this might be some fantastic scheme which is immune.


I doubt it though, and so does the other half. Cold calling, particularly for things of this nature is evil and a bad idea. Cancel the cheque at the bank and lodge a complaint with the company and if your mother in law can't explain what she has bought also complain to the Solicitors regulator as she has clearly been talked into signing something she does not understand.


Best thing to do is go to a trusted local solicitor who can listen in detail to your situation and explain to you what your options are, if any. Just like financial advice it is money well spent. £1400 sounds like a ridiculous amount, and I suspect that they made themselves administrators of the trust which means potential ongoing annual costs too.


Best of luck, and if you need help tackling this consider getting in touch with a local solicitor. They may also suggest that your mother in law is helped with her finances by your partner and other siblings if it is a struggle for her.


Kind regards,
HH

System

Hi

Some details that may not be the actual company/person involved.

DIRECT LAW 4U LTD
145-157 ST JOHN STREET
LONDON
EC1V 4PW
Company No. 08610978


Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 16/07/2013

Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC):
69109 - Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities not elsewhere classified

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Domain name:
directlaw4u.org.uk

Registrant:
Alan xxxxxx

Registrant type:
UK Individual

Registrant's address:
29 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
ALXXXX

Data validation:
Registrant contact details validated by Nominet on 11-Jun-2013


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I would go for a refund pretty quickly.

tdubya

Thanks for all your responses. The cheque has been cancelled at the bank (cost £10) and a letter sent to them to cancel.

Would be interested to know the surname of the Alan #### mentioned in the previous post.

Found this information on a whocallsme.com website

Direct Law 4U Ltd
Company No. 08610978

Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 16/07/2013

Registered Address: [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM]
http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08610978/DIRECT-LAW-4U-LTD

Director Details:
Mrs Kay Marie Morley British DOB: 10 Sept 1972
145 - 157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW

SYNERGY LEGAL LIMITED 08294102 Incorporated 15 Nov 2012 Live
145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW

DIRECT LAW 4U LTD 08610978 Incorporated 16 Jul 2013
145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW
https://www.jordans.co.uk/reports/Process?for ... dirNo=D17365705

Secretary Details:
Miss Melissa Barnes DOB: Not Known
45 Willoughby Chase, Gainsborough, Lincs, United Kingdom, DN21 1GR

SYNERGY MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08042444 Incorporated 24 Apr 2012 Live *Resigned*
145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW

CLS LEGAL SOLUTIONS LTD 08485908 Incorporated 12 Apr 2013 Live
145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW

SYNERGY LEGAL LIMITED 08294102 Incorporated 15 Nov 2012 Live *Resigned*
145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW

DIRECT LAW 4U LTD 08610978 Incorporated 16 Jul 2013 Live
145-157 St John Street, London, EC1V 4PW
https://www.jordans.co.uk/reports/Process?for ... dirNo=D17522340
https://www.jordans.co.uk/reports/Process?for ... dirNo=D17742499
https://www.jordans.co.uk/reports/Process?for ... dirNo=D17787268
https://www.jordans.co.uk/reports/Process?for ... dirNo=D18011663

Website Details:
www.directlaw4u.org.uk
Domain name: directlaw4u.org.uk
Registrant: Alan Claude
Registrant type: UK Individual
Registrant's address: 29 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 7BG
Registrar: Enix Ltd [Tag = ENIXLTD] URL: http://www.enixltd.com
Relevant dates: Registered on: 10-Jun-2013 Expiry date: 10-Jun-2014 Last updated: 10-Jun-2013
Registration status: Registered until expiry date.
Name servers: ns1.enixns.com ns2.enixns.com ns3.enixns.com ns4.enixns.com
http://whois.domaintools.com/directlaw4u.org.uk

Melissa Barnes worked for Minster Legal Services (UK) Ltd, Express Law Ltd and Synergy Legal and is therefore connected to all aforementioned companies.

Kay Morley has also worked for Express Law Ltd and Synergy Legal and is also therefore connected to aforementioned companies.

Their website appears unfinished yet in the public domain. Would you trust a company who shows no address on their website, only "M&M Business Centre" Shows no telephone number and their "Your Questions" page is in a completely different language and not relevant to their business at all.

More updates soon.

Thankyou for reading.

KW

david555_2

I've had these people cold call my parents with the exact same tactic and unfortunately they've been duped as well. They did it yesterday and will be cancelling the cheque tomorrow and sending their cancellation form back.

I'm arranging a meeting with a local solicitors where, by surprise, an old school friend works.

Be very wary of these people and their approach to "helping" the elderly and vulnerable.

I've contacted the Solicitors Regulation Authority and will keep everyone updated.