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Where to put savings of elderly father to get maximum returns?

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  • TheBanker
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    Hello!  I hope someone could guide us.  My elderly father has about £80.000 sitting in a TSB trustee account. He does not intend to use it if he can help it and he is living on his state pension.  He owns his flat in a secure building with a porter, but the service charge is quite high, as is the council tax. He also lives alone, and there is always a possibility he will need to pay for care at some point.  I do help but I work full time.  I'm sure he would be better off putting his savings into an account that gets him a better return.  Could you make any suggestions?  Should he seek legal advice or not?  Like a lot of old people he does not like the idea of someone else getting involved in his 'affairs'. Thanks so much in advance!
    Is he claiming the 25% single occupier council tax reduction?
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