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Get Started ›A Lasting Power of Attorney is a legal document that lets you choose someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you ever lose the ability to make them yourself — whether through illness, injury, or cognitive decline.
It's one of the most important documents you can put in place, and one of the most commonly overlooked. The critical thing to understand is that an LPA must be set up while you still have mental capacity. Once that capacity is lost, it's too late — and your family may have to go through a lengthy and expensive court process to get the authority to act for you.
Allows your attorney to manage your bank accounts, pay bills, collect income, and deal with property on your behalf. This type can be used while you still have capacity if you want someone to help manage your finances day to day.
Allows your attorney to make decisions about your medical treatment, care arrangements, and daily welfare. This type can only be used once you've lost the capacity to make those decisions yourself.
Many people set up both types at the same time — and many choose to set up their LPA alongside their will, while everything is already being considered.
Without an LPA in place, nobody has automatic legal authority to act on your behalf — not even your spouse or closest family member. If you lose capacity without one, your family would need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order. This process is significantly more expensive, slower, and more stressful than setting up an LPA in advance.
An LPA also gives you control over who acts for you and how. You can appoint more than one attorney, set conditions on how they act, and include guidance on your preferences — giving you far more say than the court process would allow.
Consider someone who suffers a sudden stroke or is diagnosed with early-stage dementia. If an LPA is already in place, a trusted family member can immediately step in to manage finances and ensure medical decisions reflect their wishes. Without one, the family faces months of court proceedings at a difficult time — and significant legal costs — before anyone has authority to act.
Setting up an LPA while you're well and able feels unnecessary — until it isn't. It's the kind of document that's far easier to have and never need than to need and not have.
Tell us about who you'd like to appoint as your attorney and what type of LPA you need.
One of our team calls you to talk through your options, answer any questions, and make sure the right document is prepared for your situation.
We prepare your LPA documents ready for signing. Depending on the package you choose, we can also manage the registration process with the Office of the Public Guardian on your behalf.
Your LPA must be signed by you, your attorney, and a certificate provider, then registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used. We'll guide you through exactly what's required.
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Get Started ›Yes. You can appoint multiple attorneys and specify whether they must act together on all decisions, or whether they can act independently. Our team will talk you through the options on your call.
Yes, as long as you still have mental capacity you can change or revoke your LPA at any time. Once capacity is lost, it can no longer be changed — which is another reason to get it right from the start.
Registration with the Office of the Public Guardian typically takes between 8 and 20 weeks. The LPA cannot be used until it has been registered, which is why it's important not to leave it too late.
Not necessarily, but many people choose to set up both. A Property and Financial Affairs LPA and a Health and Welfare LPA cover different areas of your life, and having both gives the most complete protection.
An LPA is set up in advance while you have capacity. A deputyship is applied for through the Court of Protection after capacity has been lost. Deputyship is significantly more expensive, slower, and gives you far less control over who acts for you.
Yes, and many people do. Setting up both at the same time means everything is considered together, and it's often more efficient to handle both while the process is fresh.
Fill in a short form, speak to one of our team by phone, and we'll prepare your LPA documents — without you needing to visit an office.
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