We join with the Alzheimer’s Society in calling on the Government to end unfair care fees NOW Anyone who reads our regular blogs, knows we are passionate about opposing social care injustice and fighting unfair care fees. Steene Law is a law firm unlike most. We devote our time to helping people who find themselves in […]
Have you been told the money for your parent’s care fees is running out?
Are they being told they will have to move to a cheaper care home, or are being threatened with eviction? If your parent is a self-funder here’s what you need to know We often hear heart-breaking stories where a loved one who has self-funded their care home fees is being threatened with eviction because – […]
Office of the Public Guardian Investigations?
Office Of The Public Guardian Investigations – have you received a letter from the Office of the Public Guardian? Are you an Attorney or Deputy under a Lasting Power of Attorney who has been accused of making unlawful gifts? If so, here’s what you need to know… The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is […]
Steene Law featured in the Daily Mail – read the story here
Successfully defending Local Authority allegations of deliberate deprivation of assets
Family members often fall into the deliberate deprivation of assets trap because they have acted with the best of intentions, thinking that they are helping their parents. Let me explain with the following scenario…. After a lifetime of working and paying her taxes, your mum’s hard-earned savings are being swallowed up by care home fees. When you […]
Read Dianne Steene’s letter in The Guardian – 15 January 2020
Steene Law featured on BBC South East Today, 23 September 2019
Steene Law featured in the Daily Express – read the story here
How to navigate the complex rules of ‘gifting money’ as an Attorney
“I wish someone had told me that being an Attorney meant more than just signing a couple of sheets of paper….” This is something we hear a lot from Attorneys who acted out of kindness, in agreeing to be named as such, when their relative made out a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) all those […]
Paying for Care – We reflect on the most commonly asked questions in 2019 – Part Two
We receive a large number of calls from relatives who are not sure if their loved ones’ condition means they should be receiving FREE NHS funding Continuing Health Care. In particular, we receive a great many calls from concerned relatives who want to know how their loved ones can avoid selling their home to pay […]