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Why you should include guardianship in your Will

Posted on 27th January 2025

Young families with children under 18 should appoint guardians

If you die before your children are under 18 they will need someone to care for them.

You can include who will act as their guardians in your Will.

Family members in care

Posted on 13th January 2025

I have recently received some enquiries from family members who want to bring loved ones home from care.

Vulnerable people living in a care home might need extra help because of age-related illnesses or pre-existing medical conditions.

If your loved on is in a care home you can't legally remove them.

Scammers – how to stop them (Part 3)

Posted on 27th March 2023

In Parts 1 and 2 we looked at some tactics scammers use to persuade people to part with their valuables or money.

As a family member, friend or carer, you can help to prevent someone becoming a victim.

Like Aloe, you can protect against the damage of scammers, but you might need some thorns too

Scammers – manipulation (Part 2)

Posted on 13th March 2023

Scammers trap their vitims like a Venus fly trap plantnt

In Part 1 we looked at how scammers work.

Here’s some more detail about how they manage to appear genuine and reasonable.

Scammers – what to look out for (Part 1)

Posted on 27th February 2023

National research has looked at financial fraud and scamming. It includes universities and national organisations such as the National Trading Standards Scams team and the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.

One very clear message is that many of us underestimate just how devious and clever these scammers can be.

Scammers trap their victims in a spider's web of deceit.