Not all solicitors give good advice.
Ours drew up the EPA for my parents, then after Dad's death and Mum's admission to an EMI home assured us there was no need to register it until the house needed to be sold.
A full year ago, they charged a large fee for it to be registered, then failed to complete the registration process.........they blamed a locum........I blame us for trusting them to do their job properly.
The house sale has been halted at the drawing up of the contracts stage,............. yes, same solicitor who only knew it wasn't registered when my brother's solicitor wrote to them..........while we wait for registration to be completed.
My brother, who always has his eye on his "inheritance" has sent off a rambling objection to registration, his allegation that Mum was made to sign the EPA when she didn't know what she was signing was the lowest thing even he has ever done!
As the accounts are immaculate and we have provided full evidence of valuations for the house etc, in theory we should be ok.
However, my faith in the legal system has taken a severe jolt.
All we can do is pray that common sense and justice prevail, but in the early hours, I am never sure they will.
Kathleen