Estate planning specialist reviews every UK route to a power of attorney, and reveals what she would actually recommend
After 32 years preparing these documents inside high-street law firms, Helen Ashworth reviews every option open to UK families, from the free government form to £500-a-document solicitors, and explains where the money really goes.
We tried the most common ways to buy a hearing device in the UK. Here is what came out top
From the free NHS route to £3,500 clinics, tested side by side.
The five phone scams aimed at over 60s right now, and the one sentence that ends them
How the most common approaches work, and the habit that defeats all of them.
Probate, explained in plain English
When a family needs it, when they do not, and the parts you can do yourselves.
Health
The free NHS health check most people over 60 never book
Half an hour, free, and designed to catch problems years early. What it covers and how to book one.
Health
Why your GP keeps asking about balance, and the five minute habit that helps
Balance fades quietly and responds quickly. Three kitchen-worktop exercises physiotherapists actually recommend.
Money
State Pension top ups: the one phone call that can add hundreds a year
Gaps in a National Insurance record quietly shrink pensions. Checking yours is free, and filling a gap can pay for itself within a few years.
Money
The five phone scams aimed at over 60s right now, and the one sentence that ends them
Fake bank fraud teams, parcel fees and the Hi Mum message. How each one works.
Family
Look after the grandchildren? You may be owed a pension credit most grandparents never claim
The free National Insurance credit for grandparents who do the school run, and how to claim years of it in one go.
Family
How to digitise a lifetime of family photographs without losing the originals
A practical, unhurried method for the shoebox, the albums and the slides, from free to effortless.
Legal
Probate, explained in plain English
What it actually is, what it costs, and the single best preparation anyone can make for their executors.
Legal
Blue Badge rules are wider than most people think. Here is who qualifies now
Since 2019 the scheme clearly covers conditions you cannot see. Who qualifies and how to apply.