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Cashpot at care home
My brother is in a care home for the mentality ill. He keeps throwing his debit card away so we need to set up a cashpot at the care home for him to access his money. The care home has sent me an agreement on how the cashpot should operate. I have access to my brother's bank account as I manage his finances. So I will send…
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MSE News: Scottish Power of Attorney process to improve next year with more changes in the works
Managing a Power of Attorney in Scotland is set to become easier next year with the launch of an online database, which should enable banks and other organisations to confirm you've got the paperwork in place. Campaigners had urged for it to be made much simpler to put your Power of Attorney to use in Scotland – though not…
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Power of Attorney Gifts
I hold a Lasting Power of Attorney to manage my dad’s finance and property affairs. Dad has recently gone into full time residential care, currently using his savings to pay fees, his property has been put up for sale which will fund care Home costs when his savings run out in around 18months. A sibling has approached my…
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I am getting a divorce, as main earner (85%) of household I am being told I need to leave, advice pl
Hi getting a divorce and have been told I need to move out the house, got hit with a non-mol and occ order which got over turned as nothing was wrong with it and now being told I am not allowed to go back in by ex partner I have to go stay elsewhere to "save money" whilst they have a 4 bed house and are PT whilst the wage…
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Splitting moving costs
I moved in with my boyfriend three years ago. I have my own room(menopause } but none of the furniture or household bits are mine. I still have a house elsewhere. My boyfriend has sold up and we are going into rental. He wants me to pay 50% of the moving costs £1000 my share. He refuses to get a lower quote or move…
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Loan to sibling for house purchase deposit....
My sibling has asked for a loan, to go towards a deposit on a house for family - long time renters. Their proposal is to pay back in 12 months, which I think they may struggle with, with a new mortgage (but maybe not?). However I am keen to help, but I have my own family to keep in mind too. I am thinking (I still need to…
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Nursing home and finance
I need some advice. My parents have joint accounts and house is in joint names. We have been told that my father needs palliative care in a nursing home. Is my mother ok to move some money from her joint account to a sole account? Obviously not all, we want my father to have his care.
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Reasonable fixed fee for obtaining probate/administering an estate?
I've been talking to a large legal organisation who specialise in this service. I don't want to handle the estate myself. The only noteworthy assets are a property worth about £700,000-750,000, plus bank accounts and cash savings of about £130,000. No complications that I can see. The will is very simple - myself and my…
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Transfer of property ownership
I'm looking for some advice regarding the transfer of property ownership. My parents have lived in their matrimonial home for 25 years, and at the moment, my mother is the sole owner. We are planning to add my father to the title, so it’s jointly held in both their names. There’s no mortgage on the property, and we’ve had…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I give some of my lottery winnings to the person who gave me the ticket?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... A relative always puts a lottery ticket in family and friends' birthday cards. In my most recent card, I won a decent sum of money on the ticket - should I keep it, or tell them about it and offer to deal them in on the winnings? Unfortunately the MSE team can't answer Money…
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Most efficient way for US based grandparents to give money to grandkids
My late husband’s parents live in USA and they would like to give their grandchildren some money for the future. Has anyone experienced this before and have any recommendations please? UK based financial advisors don’t seem to be able to help Many thanks
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making your own funeralOrder of service I have a template but the priest isn't being helpful at all.
Roman catholic funeral service. It's a service not a mass. I am making an order of service and have multiple templates. All of them 'require' things Like 'Opening words', opening prayer, and more importantly the actual order of the service. The priest isn't in the country at the moment and legitimately seemed agitated and…
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More advice needed (sorry) and keep getting bullied by more and more people in the Ex-Wife family
I am really struggling here I am now getting watched on my indoor ring camara, and having certain and private conversations shared around which I do not know why she cares who I talk to or what I do or where I go, because I was begging her to reconsider her wanting to divorce for 5/6 weeks and she did not care about…
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Moving from Care home to Nursing home
I have a parent who has been in a care home for the last couple of years(less than 3 years), moved with the assistance of LA who provided a list of care homes and then I chose the preferred option. Funding is a combination of pensions, attendance allowance (that was previously paid directly to parent and then I think at…
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Am I being unreasonable? I think partner should do more household chores. Help!
Long term lurker :) I am looking for some help please. Thanks. TLDR : Am I being unreasonable in expecting my partner to do more in the house. He works from home part time. I'm not working due ill health, but do at least 80 per cent of the housework. He refuses to take on more responsibility but moans we don't spend…
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x Husband been missing 5 years now wants half equity and clean break
Hi im new so bear with me My husband left 5 years ago and we divorced in 2024 with not finance order as he didnt sign the absolute on time and the judge granted the divorce with nothing in place. Today i received a letter from a solicitors asking for me to agree to having the house valued and to pay him 50% of the equity…
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Need some legal/smart advice about certain situations in a seperation where I am being bullied/setup
Hello Just need some friendly advice please as my soon to be ex wife is bullying me and baiting me very clearly and threatening me with things, and with her mum saying she will constantly call the police certain things (essentially lying about it when I just talk normally and manipulate things) Anyway is it legal to me to…
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Clearing home as lpa as parent gone into care. Items in will
Hi We would appreciate some advice please. We are selling dads house to fund his ongoing care home fees (We have lpa health and wealth and are also executors of his will) He has named a quantity of items in his will to be left to family members. We dont have anywhere to store these items ( some large items of furniture )…
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Reablement between 2 local authorities
Hi there, My father, recently deceased, was discharged from hospital into EMI residential care by a hospital social worker, despite us being told he needed EMI Nursing care. The social worker put the fear of God into us by telling us if we didn't find somewhere, he would just be kicked out of hospital and into a local…
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Invested my redundancy payout in a new kitchen, to be then told getting divorce and I need to leave
Hi bit of a tough one for me here however we were going up and down for a while, have 2 kids together and mortgage I am the primary owner and wife is part time and childcare mostly (which is absolutely fine), however I Got made redundant and we seemed to be going on right track, done therapy etc paid for new kitchen on…
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