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A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document that allows you to appoint someone, or more than one person, to make important decisions in the future, whether you are physically or mentally incapacitated, so that you can be sure that the right decisions will be made on your behalf.
There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney:
Financial Affairs: covering your property and bank accounts and investments.
Health and Wealth Welfare Decisions: to include the use of antibiotics to surgery and whether the care home is appropriate.
The difference between a Will and Lasting Power of Attorney is that a Will takes effect when you die, and a LPA takes effect whilst you are living.
If you’re combining Wills with your LPA’s, then we can discuss a fixed fee package.
It may be that you have suffered a serious brain injury, illness or dementia and don’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney. It does not mean that it’s too late to help. We can help apply for Deputyship at the Court of Protection and your appointed Deputy can act on your behalf when it comes to property, financial affairs and personal welfare.
Don’t leave decisions to chance – it is far better to have peace of mind with a Lasting Power of Attorney.
Often referred to as a “living Will”, Lasting Powers of Attorneys allows you to appoint one or more (up to four) people as your attorneys to help you make decisions or make decisions on your behalf should you lose mental capacity to make certain decisions for yourself. Without this documentation in place, your loved ones cannot act on your behalf.
There are two Lasting Power of Attorneys which can be put in place; in relation to your Health and Welfare, and in relation to your Property and Financial Affairs. We will advise you on the implications of appointing attorneys to make financial decisions on your behalf and on the appointment of attorneys to make decisions about your health and welfare.
We will explain the implications and the process of establishing the appointment of your attorneys through the Court of Protection and the Office of the Public Guardian. We will prepare a notice of intention to apply for the registration of a Lasting Power of Attorney, as is required, and correspond with your proposed attorneys. We will provide the certificate in relation to the Prescribed Information and make the application(s) to the Office of the Public Guardian. On receipt of the registered copies, we will advise you accordingly.
There are many factors to consider when making Lasting Power of Attorneys so please contact us to arrange an initial consultation with our team.
Service | Price |
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Fixed Fee for Lasting Power of Attorney (each document) * | £450.00 per LPA | Excluding VAT |
*We reserve the right to charge additional fees if substantial re-drafts of the documentation are necessary.
Disbursement | Price |
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Office of the Public Guardian Registration Fee | £82.00 per LPA | No VAT |
Home Visits | £75.00 | Excluding VAT |
Postage | £10.00 – £50.00 | Excluding VAT |
1 X CHAPS | £30.00 | Excluding VAT |
Land Registry Office Copy Search | £3.00 | Excluding VAT |
Anti-Money Laundering Checks | £6.00 | Including VAT |
Photocopy £0.25 per page for black and white £0.50 per page for colour | £0.25 – £0.50 | Excluding VAT |
Key Stage | Timescale |
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Initial appointment to take instructions and advise on Lasting Power of Attorneys | 0 – 1 week(s) |
Drafting notice of intention to apply for the registration of Lasting Power of Attorney as is required. Correspondence with the proposed attorneys. [We are required to wait 3 weeks to await any objections before the Lasting Powers can be sent for registration] | 2 – 4 weeks |
Application made to register the Lasting Power of Attorneys with the Office of the Public Guardian. Current timeframe for the registration. | 16 – 20 week(s) |
Receipt of registered Lasting Power of Attorneys to our offices and correspondence to advise you accordingly | 1 – 2 week(s) |
Storage of original Lasting Power of Attorneys in our safe | Lifetime |
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