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OPG fees rise; jurisdiction check added to registration forms
1 April sees most fees go up with inflation
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OPG updates: bonds of caution; revised PoAs
New improved bond facility through arrangement with Marsh
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Updates from the Office of the Public Guardian
New Public Guardian; Professional Guardians Scheme update
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Office of the Public Guardian updates
Professional guardian applications invited; new EPOAR declaration
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Commissary and OPG fees about to rise
Inflation increases in force from 25 April
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Facility and circumvention: a high bar
More clients are looking to challenge wills, but it isn't easy
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Access to Funds: don't overlook the option
Scheme an alternative to guardianship in simpler cases
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PoAs: reasons needed for expediting registration!
Granter being elderly or frail not enough for priority
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Changes in policy and practice at the OPG
EPOAR, Schedule 1 certificates and registration fees roundup
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OPG introduces Professional Guardian Scheme
Tailored accounts supervision offered for approved firms
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OPG cuts out the paper
Deeds registered electronically will only be issued electronically
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Letter: Capacity - on the ball?
Check that your expert knows the differences between English and Scots law
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OPG service frustrations
Time for official representations to try and improve the situation