I’ve read somewhere about making a Property Trust Will in order to prevent the local authority using the money tied up in your house to pay for your care home fees. Can you explain what’s required?
It’s a way of protecting half your home. Married couples can become “tenants in common”, so that you each own half of your home separately, and each make a will leaving your half in trust. So, assuming you survive your spouse, although your own half of the house could be used to meet care costs, the other half would be safe because it wouldn’t belong to you. Depending on the type of trust, you will be able to stay on in the house after your spouse’s death, and even move house if you wish. Talk it through with a solicitor who specialises in this area.