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- - Laura Allright
  - Chartered Legal Executive
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- Department
  - Residential Conveyancing
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  - 10 Royal Crescent
  - Cheltenham
  - Gloucestershire
  - GL50 3DA
  - 01242 574244
  - 01242 221631
  - 7453 Cheltenham

Laura Allright

Chartered Legal Executive

Laura is a Chartered Legal Executive working in the Residential Conveyancing Department. Laura is involved with all types of residential property work including freehold and leasehold sales, re-mortgages and new build retirement purchases.

Laura has worked in conveyancing for over ten years, starting out as a secretary, and is now a qualified Chartered Legal Executive. Laura enjoys assisting clients who are moving house.

Abuse of Power of Attorney

In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in people making Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) to give decision making powers to trusted individuals (“attorneys”) in the event of loss of mental capacity. The government is now considering updating the paper-based process introduced in 2007, to a more modern, digital method whilst ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place. A consultation process has taken place to examine the LPA making process.

Giving Gifts Guide for Powers of Attorney

When a donor creates Lasting Powers of Attorney for property and financial affairs, they appoint attorneys who are given authority under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to make best interest decisions on behalf of the donor if the donor loses mental capacity to make decisions about their own money or property.

Many attorneys, often acting on behalf of a family member, will be unaware of the rules regarding making gifts on behalf of the donor generally but especially at Christmas. The Office of the Public Guardian has recently released new guidance on this topic which is summarised below.

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