Category Archives: Care Fee Advice

Top-up fees for Care Home Placements, have you been offered an affordable alternative?

The decision to move an elderly relative into a care home can be a difficult...

Changes To Care Fees

If you’ve watched the news in the last couple of days you will no doubt...

Changes to the Funding of Social Care – How does it affect me and what do I need to do about it?

This afternoon, the government announced sweeping reforms to the funding of Social Care in England,...

National Care Fees Scandal – How Can I Ensure I’m Protected

Director, Solicitor and specialist in Care Fees Advice Stuart Maher offers his thoughts on an...

Take Care Over the Attorney You Choose

Stories of rapacious family members milking the assets of those who entrust them with managing...

Ombudsman Acts Against Slipshod Council

When people need to go into care, the local councils that end up supporting the...

Legal Advice Saves Widow Up To £3.2 Million In Inheritance Tax

Inheritance Tax (IHT) represents a huge burden on many estates but, with the right professional...

New Guidance on Care Home Charges After Death

It is a stressful and unhappy enough time when a loved one dies, but in...

Attorney Pays for Lack of Attention

Stuart Maher, Director and Head of the Watson Ramsbottom Private Client Department examines why if...

Established Pattern of Giving Not an Attempt to Escape Care Costs

Stuart Maher, Director and Head of the Watson Ramsbottom Private Client Department looks at a...