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Bank accounts locked and cash withdrawn after elderly gave power to law firm partner

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Bank accounts locked and cash withdrawn after elderly gave power to law firm partner.

Elderly and vulnerable people in south-east England lost control of their money and property.

They were persuaded to grant lasting power of attorney ( LPA ) to partner in firm Craybeck Law .

People found they had no access to their bank accounts and no idea how much Mr Hiller was charging for being their attorney.

Properties were sold for what owners and others considered was lower than market value, and possessions were cleared and disposed of without owners' knowledge.

Ron Hiller was appointed to oversee the finances of an elderly woman called Elizabeth .

She was left empty and sold on a few months later for 525,000 - without any signs that improvements had taken place.

Many of the people I spoke to felt Mr Hiller put them under pressure to appoint him as attorney.

Care professionals had led them to believe he was a qualified solicitor.

Ron Hiller has acted as attorney for scores of people - a fact that Ann Stanyer finds odd.

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87

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87

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71

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informal

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English

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42

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