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Machins Solicitors
Victoria Street
Luton
LU1 2BS
T: (01582) 514000
F: (01582) 535000
DX: 5924 Luton
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enquiries@machins.co.uk
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Legal Advice for the Older
Person
Machins has access to expertise in all matters of concern to our
older clients. We are affiliated with independent financial advisors
and associated with accountants, and together work as a team to
offer advice on the following:
- Wills
and Inheritance Tax planning
- lasting powers of attorney (to enable
your family to help deal with your finances)
- Court of Protection and deputyship
(where you are not able to obtain an lasting power of attorney)
- trust advice, creation and management
- probate advice and administration
- protection of your assets
- accountancy, inheritance and tax
advice.
- advice about benefits.
We are also happy to advise on care
home contracts and can help you choose the right care home. We
are able to help you plan and pay for your care and will advise
on funding if needed. We can explain the free nursing care component
and NHS funding, and challenging incorrect funding assessments.
We are on the panel of legal advisors
with the non-profit making organisation Care
Aware, which specialises in helping the elderly. We are also
members of Solicitors
for the Elderly and can provide the following range of information
sheets at our offices.
- Lasting powers of attorney
- Registering an enduring power of
attorney
- Information to assist personal representatives
- Benefits: what are you entitled to?
- Nursing home fees: Local Authority
and NHS funding
If you are house bound, in hospital,
or in a care home, you might wish to make use of our free home
visit service. Our offices have facilities for disabled people,
including wheelchair access, a car park, lift and toilets.
If you are a new client, please click
here for an outline of documents we require for identification
purposes.
Nic Pestell heads the private client
department. For further information, please contact his
team on 01582 514332/514372 or e-mail privateclient@machins.co.uk.
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