A lasting power of attorney lets people you trust make decisions for you if you can't. Answer a few plain questions and we fill in the official forms, ready to print and sign, from £69.
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Each is its own document, registered on its own. Most people make both, with the same people or different ones.
Money, bills and your home
Your attorneys can
Pay bills and run your bank accountsCollect your pension and benefitsSell your home if you need to moveDeal with tax and investmentsUsable once it's registered, with your permission, so it can help even while you're well.
Your care and treatment
Your attorneys can
Decide where you live and who cares for youAgree your daily routine, such as diet and dressConsent to or refuse medical careDecide about life-sustaining treatment, only if you allow itOnly used if you can't make the decision yourself at the time.
It can only be made while you can decide for yourself.An illness or accident can change that without warning, at any age.
Your family can't simply step in.Not even a husband, wife or partner. Without an LPA they may have to apply to the Court of Protection, which takes longer and costs more.
Registering takes time.The Office of the Public Guardian takes about 8 to 10 weeks, so start now and it's ready before it's needed.
Four steps, most of them at your kitchen table. We tell you exactly what to do at each one.
Tell us who you'd like to act for you, and how. One question at a time, in plain English, with your answers checked as you go. Save and come back whenever you like.
Your answers go onto the government's own LPA forms, with a signing pack that shows who signs which page, and in what order. With Reviewed, a specialist checks it all first.
You, your certificate provider, your attorneys and your witnesses sign in ink, in the order the pack shows. It can all happen on the same day.
Post the signed forms to the Office of the Public Guardian and pay its fee. Once it's registered, your attorneys can act when they're needed.
Every LPA comes with the official forms filled in and a step-by-step signing pack. Reviewed adds a specialist's check and help by phone. Make both together for less.
For clear choices you're confident about.
£69one-off payment
The official LPA forms, filled in from your answersA signing pack: who signs which page, and in what orderChecks for the mistakes that get LPAs rejectedSave and come back whenever you like
Most chosenFor a specialist's check before you print.
£119one-off payment
Everything in Essentials, plusA qualified specialist checks every answer before you printAnything that could get it rejected, put right with youA specialist to call with your questions, before and afterPrices include VAT. Registering costs £92 per LPA, paid straight to the Office of the Public Guardian, or less on a low income or certain benefits. Not sure what you need? Call 0800 123 4567 and we'll talk it through.
A few people play a part. We ask about each of them in turn, and check they can.
Straight answers to the things we're asked most. For anything else, a specialist is a call away, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm.
Call 0800 123 4567
A legal document that lets you choose people (your attorneys) to make decisions for you if you can't. There are two kinds: one for money and property, and one for health and care. Each must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used.
Most people make both, because they cover different decisions. A property and financial affairs LPA can't be used for decisions about your care, and a health and welfare LPA can't be used for your money.
Not yet. The law still needs everyone to sign the printed forms in ink, in a set order. We fill the forms in for you and give you a signing pack that shows exactly who signs where, so nothing is missed.
Someone aged 18 or over who has known you well for at least two years, such as a friend or neighbour, or a professional such as your GP or a solicitor. It can't be one of your attorneys or a member of your or their family. We check this as you go.
About 8 to 10 weeks if there are no mistakes. The Office of the Public Guardian charges £92 per LPA, paid to them directly. It's half that on a low income, and nothing on certain benefits.
Yes. While you can still make your own decisions, you can cancel an LPA or make a new one. Your attorneys can only act within the powers you've given them, and must act in your best interests.
About twenty minutes to answer, and your forms are ready to print. Or talk it through first: lines are open Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm.
Call 0800 123 4567