Lasting Powers of Attorney

Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) ensure that important decisions can be made on your behalf if there is a situation in the future where you are not able to make decisions for yourself due to an accident or illness. There are two types of LPA, one that deals with health and welfare decisions, and one that deals with property and financial decisions.

It is important to note that a spouse, or your family, do not have an automatic right to act on your behalf, unless they are legally appointed to act for you through an LPA.

LPAs can only be put in place whilst you still have mental capacity, and if there is a sudden accident or illness in which you become incapacitated, it would be too late to put them in place at that stage. An application to the court for a deputyship order would be needed which can be costly and could take up to 6 months to be finalised. Until such an order is obtained from the court, your spouse or family would not have any legal rights to make decisions about your health and welfare or assist with your finances including accessing your bank account to pay bills or managing your business assets.

Our fixed fees are:

1 LPA: £175
2 LPAs: £250
4 LPAs: £450

The Office of Public Guardian charges a registration fee of £82 per LPA. You may be eligible for a registration fee exemption if you are in receipt of certain benefits.

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