im worried about my elderly neighbour, he dosent communicate well.is a bit mentally confused and does not really have the ability to look after himself or his own interests very well..
He has put his house on the market but has no family and can not tell me where he might live.
I believe my neighbour requires supervised living and already has a social worker who said my neighbour is not tecnically unfit to make his own decisions.
Would a solicitor allow his house to be sold if an offer was made on it due to the fact my neighbour is not capable of finding another place to live by himself.
2006-11-16 10:23:13 · 5 answers · asked by Johneedstwonose 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
How about minding your own business or are you angling for a piece of the action. If he is that daft why not take him in at £500 a week after he becomes homeless
2006-11-16 10:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by knoWall 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are quite right to be concerned, as this gentleman is in a most vulnerable situation and I know from experience that local mental health teams are extremely reluctant to take action to apply for guardianship orders for the protection of people of this kind, which seems to be what he needs. There is no relative who can make such an application on his behalf, from what you say, and you are not entitled to do so merely as a neighbour. You could raise the issue with your local MP and your local councillors (names and contact details are available from the local library), but it is very hard in practice even for them to get the social services moving and to persuade them to take action to protect the elderly. That shouldn't, however, prevent you from trying.
I think that a solicitor would have to go along with this gentleman's instructions if he wanted to accept an offer for his house and complete the necessary conveyancing. There is, as I see it, a real danger that the house could be sold at an under-value, as old people often have little idea of what a property is worth. Are you sure that there aren't any relatives anywhere? A cousin would do. As people standing to inherit from this gentleman, they would have an interest in protecting the value of the property and might be prepared to step in.
I think it's great that you are so actively concerned for your neighbour. We could all do with neighbours like you!
2006-11-17 05:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. However, if you are seriosuly concerned you might aks the social worker to bring in a professional psychiatric opinon. Keep a diary of events that cause you to suspect their judgement and present that to the social worker with your appeal.
2006-11-16 18:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by Dirty_Idea 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
this is a very awkward situation, put your concerns in writing for the social worker, as he may well end up homeless but wealthy and a prey to any unscrupulous person..........is there a citizens advice people near you of perhaps try to contact the office of public guardians......'that may be in Scotland only' they are the people who grant power of attorney and they might be able to make him a ward of court or something.
2006-11-16 18:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
im not sure but its nice to see someone that actually cares many people would just ignore it .i dont know the answer to this questtion and if your not evil i comend you.
2006-11-16 18:28:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋