I know we all had letters recently regarding solicitors and Power of Attorney.
If you are not using your own independent laywer, I cannot stress how important it is to decide if appointing a POA is the best thing to do. I know it may seem the easy option to just be herded along but make sure you know all the facts. See the attached article for more advice:
http://www.costa-action.co.uk/index.asp?file=Property_RIP_OFF