Lasting Power of Attorney (Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare LPAs)
We are a specialists team of solicitors advising individuals and families on making a Lasting Power of Attorney. We will guide you through every step in the process, you will receive a 1-2-1 support and legal advice with the aim of making it as simple as possible for you and your attorney(s). Our legal team will discuss your needs with you and explain your options in full, including drafting bespoke clauses into your LPA where necessary to cover decisions that are important to you and your specific circumstances. There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney and we are able to prepare, and assist with either or both of these.
The two types of lasting powers of attorney are:
Property and Financial Affairs LPA:
A Property and Financial Affairs LPA allows the people you trust to look after your bank accounts, pensions and investments as well as all other financial assets and property. It also gives them the ability to pay your utility and care bills on your behalf with minimum hassle. We can set it up so that it can be used right away, so they can lend a hand when you want them to, or we can set it up so that it can only be used if a time comes when you are unable to make these decisions yourself.
Health and Welfare LPA:
A Health and Welfare LPA covers decisions about all aspects of your healthcare and personal welfare, including decisions about who is looking after you and where. It also allows your loved ones to make decisions on your behalf about medical treatment if a time were to come when you were no longer able to make those decisions yourself. A Health and Welfare LPA is made now, but can only be used if a time comes when you can’t make these decisions for yourself
You can only make a lasting power of attorney whilst you have mental capacity. If you lack mental capacity, but don’t have a lasting power of attorney in place, then a friend or relative can apply to the Court of Protection to become a deputy to make decisions on your behalf. However, setting up an LPA is a quicker, cheaper process than applying to become a deputy.
We’ll then register your LPA for you with the Office of the Public Guardian.
Our fees for preparing one Lasting Power of Attorney costs from £450 + VAT.
Mirror lasting power of attorney starts from £750 + VAT for both Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare LPAs.
Couple’s discount – we can offer a couple’s discount when making their LPAs together (Both Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare LPAs) we charge a reduced fee of £1250 + VAT. We also offer a home visit which would be charged at £80 for single home visit.
The registration fee per LPA as of February 2024 is £82.
