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Volume 15 Issue 6
Features
Standing guard
In the second instalment of his look at personalisation, Lawrence Tudin considers ways in which the delivery of care can be safeguarded.
Just as personalisation has now become a term of art to describe delivery of care, so too does safeguarding come to be used as a term of art to describe guarding against the dangers inherent in seeing or using personalisation as the only system of care delivery, regardless of potential difficulties involved.
Quality control
Offers to help administer a deceased’s estate may not be as generous as they first appear and may prove a lot more expensive than anticipated. Paul Sharpe warns against the perils of rogue will writers
Neighbourhood watch
Budget cuts and an ageing population mean that local authorities are increasingly looking to offset care fees with revenue raised from the sale of family homes, warns Lynne Bradey and Austin Thornton
Paws for thought
Animal charity legacy office Naomi Parry says benefactors should plan carefully charity bequests in advance to avoid problems later on
Backward planning
The recent emergency budget introduced several well-pre-publicised changes, including the widely anticipated increase in the rate of capital gains tax. The expectation of this change, together with other anticipated increases, led to a surge of last minute tax planning before budget day. However, for those who did not join the rush, is it now too late?
