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  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
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    Lasting Power of Attorney: questions of trust

    Attorneys should require full disclosure and it should be an offence to gloss over past misdeeds

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    The system is mired in old-fashioned pen and paper bureaucracy

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    Covid’s hidden impact on your credit credentials

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    Buyers beware of insurers overcharging loyal customers

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    Travel insurance and your summer holiday abroad

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    HMRC takes far more from late payers than it returns to those who overpay

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