MyPowerOfAttorney™

Write your Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in England & Wales

Specify who should control your Legal, Financial and Business affairs when you are no longer able to do so yourself.

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Why do you need a Power of Attorney?

If you were to ever lose capacity, or were in any way unable to handle your own finances or healthcare decisions, who would take care of things for you?

You may have bills to pay, you may need to move money, you may need paperwork to be signed. Even if you have joint bank accounts with your spouse, your spouse may be stuck without a co-signatory on important documents. A Lasting Power of Attorney names a person to act on your behalf if you were unable to make your own decisions or handle your own financial affairs.

Can I write my own Lasting Power of Attorney?

In the U.K., you can identify a person to take care of your financial and business affairs and make healthcare decisions on your behalf by setting up a "Lasting Power of Attorney" (LPA).

For a Lasting Power of Attorney to be legal in England and Wales, it must be registered with the government. There is a charge of £110 per form to do this. There is no way of avoiding this charge, and even if you use a book or online service to prepare your document, you will still need to pay this fee to make your document a legal Lasting Power of Attorney.

How much does it cost to prepare a Lasting Power of Attorney?

You should not pay any online service to prepare a Lasting Power of Attorney form. This service will be charging you for the exact same document that you can get from the government website free of charge.

There are specific government forms, which must be used to set up an LPA. For a property and affairs LPA the form is "LPA PA". For a personal welfare LPA the form is "LPA PW".

These forms, the notes and guidance which accompany them, and all forms necessary for registering an LPA are available from the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). They can be downloaded from the website: www.publicguardian.gov.uk or you can request copies by phoning 0845 330 2900.

How It Works

When you create a Will or legal document at LegalWills, you can designate up to 20 different Keyholders®. Your chosen Keyholders® will be given the trust and power to unlock specific information within your account such as health care directives, funeral wishes, final messages, uploaded files, Power of Attorney, or Last Will and Testament.

You can also implement security mechanisms to prevent premature access to these documents. The entire process of creating your Will and other legal documents at LegalWills is seamless and iterative, meaning you can continue to make changes until you're happy with the final product.

Create Your Documents in Five Easy Steps

Create Your Documents

Creating your documents is quick and easy with LegalWills. Simply fill out the required fields and proceed to the next step.

Select Your Keyholders®

Entrust up to 20 individuals to unlock your wishes when the time is right.

Edit Your Documents for Up To One Year for Free

Make any changes to your documents using our online service.

Keyholders® Request Access

When the time is right, your selected Keyholders® will have the ability to unlock your wishes.

Documents are Released to Keyholders®

When the time comes and your Keyholders® request access to your documents, your wishes will be entrusted in their hands.

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