Planning for your Future Webinar

We have teamed up with Mortain Place Care Home in Eastbourne to offer a free planning for the future seminar. Later Life Solicitor Richard Bates will be delivering this interesting and informative seminar, and will cover the following topics: Inheritance Tax Care provision Charging for Care Local Authority Assistance Property Protection Trusts Life Interest Trusts... Read more »

Read more

Later life meetings go virtual at Barchester’s Mortain Place Residential Home

Cognitive Law’s Later Life Solicitor, Richard Bates, is using virtual technology to continue his weekly presence at Barchester’s Mortain Place Residential Home in Eastbourne, all from his office in Brighton. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, Richard worked from Mortain Place every Tuesday, acting as their in-home legal adviser to residents and their families. His weekly... Read more »

Read more

Protecting the wealth on your family home

Not many people know that for very little cost, most if not all, of the wealth in the family home can be saved. If, on the other hand action is not taken early on, all of the hard earned wealth in the family home can be taken towards payment of care fees. A common myth... Read more »

Read more

Borsetshire Blues

Do you follow The Archers on Radio 4? If you read my last post, you’ll know that I do, and also that there is a storyline which has piqued my interest. (I have since found out that a number of my esteemed colleagues in this sector are also quietly excited by it.) Poor Auntie Chris.... Read more »

Read more

Care Crisis in Ambridge

OK I’ll admit it. I’m a fan of Radio 4’s The Archers. I haven’t been for too long, but certainly since before the much-lauded Helen and Rob Coercive Control storyline, and I grew up with the theme tune every Sunday morning at home. I’ve since found out that many more family and friends are listeners... Read more »

Read more