Lasting Power of Attorney

What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you to plan in advance, who would manage your affairs if you were unable to do so yourself.

This legal document can be used with your consent, or when you lack mental capacity to make your own decisions.

About your Lasting Power of Attorney

The power can be used on a temporary basis – for example if you were in hospital for a period, or out of the country.
You can appoint up to 4 attorneys and state whether they should always act together, or whether each one can act on their own.

There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney:

Property and Affairs
Health and Welfare

Property and Affairs

Having a Property and Affairs Lasting Power of Attorney in place allows you to plan in advance who would manage your money and other assets if you were unable to do so yourself.

This service will help your appointed attorneys:

- manage your bank or building society accounts
- pay your bills
- collect your benefits or pension
- sell your home
- speak to pension and utility providers over the telephone on your behalf

Health and Welfare

A Lasting Power of Attorney for Health and Welfare ensures that your attorneys are involved in decisions relating to your health. This could include:

decisions on life sustaining treatment and end of life care
speaking to doctors and social workers on your behalf
signing a consent form for medical treatment
making decisions about care needs

Prices

Single – £350
Pair for spouses or partners – £500

Please note: you may also be required to pay a registration fee of up to £82 (for each Lasting Power of Attorney registered)

Want to put a plan in place?

Please get in touch to discuss your options.

What my clients say...

Amanda created and registered Lasting Powers of Attorney for my mum. She was friendly and approachable and very good at talking to my mum, who is in her 80’s. She made appropriate suggestions that I hadn’t considered and thought outside the box. I appreciated her honest and thoughtful advice.

What's included?

If you instruct me, my service includes:

completion of all paperwork
acting as your Certificate Provider to state that you understand what an LPA is, and you consent to your attorneys acting on your behalf when appropriate
ensuring that all the people involved have signed the appropriate paperwork
registering your Lasting Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian
checking the final registered document before I send it to you