Lasting Powers of Attorney
Choose who decides for you, before you need to.
A Lasting Power of Attorney lets you appoint someone you trust to manage your finances or make care decisions if you ever lose the ability to do so yourself.
Two types of LPA
Cover your finances and your care.
Property and financial affairs
Lets your attorney manage your bank accounts, bills, property and other finances, either now or if you lose capacity to do this yourself.
Health and welfare
Lets your attorney make decisions about your daily care, medical treatment and where you live, but only once you have lost the capacity to decide for yourself.
Why a Will isn't enough
A Will protects your wishes after death. An LPA protects you in life.
A Will only takes effect after death
A Will has no legal effect while you are alive. If you lose capacity through illness or injury, it cannot help you or your family.
Without an LPA, the court decides
If you lose capacity without an LPA in place, your family may need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship, a slower and more costly process.
An LPA gives you control now
An LPA lets you choose, while you have capacity, exactly who should make decisions for you and what powers they should have.
Pricing
A fixed fee, plus the OPG registration fee.
We quote a fixed fee to prepare your LPA or LPAs, agreed upfront before we start. Each LPA must then be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian, which requires the OPG registration fee, paid separately.
FAQs
Common questions about LPAs.
What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?
An LPA is a legal document that lets you appoint one or more people, called attorneys, to make decisions on your behalf if you are unable to make them yourself.
Do I need both types of LPA?
Many people choose to set up both a property and financial affairs LPA and a health and welfare LPA, as they cover different areas of your life. You can choose to set up one or both.
How much does an LPA cost?
We agree a fixed fee for preparing your LPA upfront, plus the OPG registration fee, which is paid separately to register each LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian.
Can I choose who my attorney is?
Yes. You choose your attorney or attorneys while you have mental capacity, and you can set out how they should make decisions and what they can and cannot do.
What happens if I don't have an LPA and lose capacity?
Without an LPA, your family or friends would need to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed as a deputy, which typically takes longer and costs more than setting up an LPA in advance.
Put an LPA in place while you still can.
Start today and choose the people you trust to make decisions for you, if you ever need them to.