Power of attorney

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Nationwide’s rules left me unable to use my power of attorney
I had to register it with their team, but they couldn’t do that because my mother’s account was closed

Zoe Wood

28, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

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Camelot refused to help me save my sick uncle’s funeral plan
It was only by accessing his account online I managed to stop £18 a month to the national lottery

Zoe Wood

01, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

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Fraudsters are using power-of-attorney rules to steal people’s homes
Lawyers warn that a fraudster could use falsified names and addresses to get legal document entitling them to take over the affairs of an another

Jon Ungoed-Thomas

26, Dec, 2021 @9:15 AM

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NatWest says it has ‘mislaid’ our vital lasting power of attorney
We urgently need to pay my father’s care home fees but the bank says 80% of the paperwork is missing

Anna Tims

04, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

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Barclays won’t accept I have power of attorney for my father
I have an activation code but it’s not good enough for the bank

Anna Tims

07, Oct, 2021 @6:00 AM

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I fear for the safety of my investments after NS&I blunder
It blocked my account, saying I had granted power of attorney to another person when I had not

Anna Tims

16, Sep, 2021 @7:30 AM

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Should I get power of attorney over my mum’s finances?
Dad recently died and she isn’t great with money

18, Mar, 2017 @7:00 AM

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I want to make sure my tricky sister is doing the best for our mother
My elder sister has power of attorney for our mother, who has dementia, but I find her difficult to deal with – she keeps me in the dark. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader

Annalisa Barbieri

23, Sep, 2016 @2:00 PM

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A power of attorney has split my husband and his sister
A legal agreement to manage the financial affairs of parents could end up in the hands of lawyers

Anna Tims

07, Apr, 2016 @6:00 AM

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It’s never too early to give power to the people you trust the most
If you can’t make decisions for yourself, you need someone who can. Which is why, Esther Shaw writes, Lasting Power of Attorney is vital

Esther Shaw

17, Aug, 2015 @6:00 AM

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Selftrade doesn’t understand how power of attorney works
I am trying to trade on behalf of my 95-year-old mother, and Selftrade is hassling me for her ID – as well as my brother’s

Anna Tims

19, Dec, 2014 @7:00 AM

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Carers struggle to exercise lasting power of attorney
As Carers Week highlights the unpaid workforce of 6.5% we look at one of many frustrations: getting banks to recognise your lasting power of attorney

Harriet Meyer

09, Jun, 2013 @6:01 AM

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