Property
Buying and selling houses, transfers of equity, remortgages, commercial property, granting new leases, lease extensions.
Sometimes it is necessary to apply to the Court of Protection for orders to help deal and look after people who are vulnerable, such as an elderly relative who has lost capacity to manage their financial affairs or an adult with learning difficulties.
Deputyship for financial affairs and New Trustee Orders
When a person becomes unable to manage their own affairs, and they do not have a valid Lasting Power of Attorney to look after their finances in place, it may become necessary to make an application to the Court of Protection for a Deputyship Order. This Order of the Court appoints somebody, known as a Deputy, to take control of the person who lacks capacity’s financial affairs and, if necessary, sell their property, for example, to pay care home fees.
An application is made to the Court of Protection, who, along with the Office of the Public Guardian, supervise and support those people appointed to look after the affairs of people lacking capacity to do so themselves.
Our experienced solicitors will guide you through the process and make the application on your behalf, ensuring you are well prepared to manage your role as a Deputy, once appointed by the Court.
Charges
Our firm’s charges are as follows:
- £950 + VAT for a Deputyship application for financial affairs.
- £500 + VAT for a New trustee application for property.
There are also the following disbursements:
- Court of Protection application fee £408.
- ID Checking: £6 per person.
- Official Copy Entries: £3 per entry.
- Carpenter & Co’s fees for dealing with ID, Compliance and AML checks, to include retrieval of files, administration and auditing will be £50.00 + VAT.
Please note that should you or any authorised person (i.e. attorney/executor/trustee etc.) request your original Will/Codicil/LPA(s) or any other original documents, such as property title deeds or other deeds, be released from our storage and you or they (or any agent you or they have authorised) are unable to collect the same from our office then our firm charges an administration fee of £100 plus VAT to have the original document(s) posted out which includes the cost of Recorded Delivery.
Please contact the team by email at deputyship@carpenterssolicitors.co.uk or telephone 020 8669 5145 for further information.
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Wills & Probate
Making a will. Probate (administration of a deceased person’s estate). Lasting Powers of Attorney. Deputyship (making decisions for someone who lacks mental capacity).
Family matters
Divorces, including fixed fee uncontested divorce. Prenuptials and Cohabitation agreements. Access to children, custody of children.
Dispute Resolution
All aspects of Civil Litigation including: Employment disputes, Personal injury claims, Clinical Negligence claims, Landlord and Tenant disputes, Debt Recovery, Boundary Disputes.
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