A Lasting Power of Attorney (which supersedes the previous 'Enduring Power of Attorney') is a powerful legal document that allows you to appoint one or more people to make decisions on your behalf should you have an accident, fall ill, or require some assistance from a loved one.

*An Enduring Power of Attorney was formally put in place however no longer exists. Only those made before October 2007 are valid. Enduring Power of Attorney's only covered Property & Financial affairs. We offer a service to update this to include Health & Welfare affairs.

There are two types to consider:

 

Health & Welfare
This covers all care issues and consent for medicine and treatment

Property & Financial 
This covers paying bills, liaising with all companies, looking after money and all property affairs.
 

Without a nominated attorney your loved ones could end up having to go to court and applying for Deputyship (the legal term for gaining the power to make decisions for somebody once they have lost mental capacity) which can cost thousands of pounds and is a very lengthy process.
 

Many people who have taken out Power of Attorney come to find that they only have one of the two powers. We pride ourselves on providing the full service including both powers.

We even offer a service where we can register the documents meaning a hassle-free service and ready to use when required. 
 

1. Will Drafting UK take the Lasting Power of Attorney instruction from the client

2. We then draft your Lasting Power of Attorney documents at the office

If you wish for us to act as certificate providers...

3. Once drafted, we make arrangements to gain all relevant signatures including visiting and corresponding with all attorneys/replacement attorneys

4. The documents are put through a proofing service to ensure that there are no errors. Once complete, they are then submitted to 'The Office of the Public Guardian' for registration.

5. Once we receive the registered documents back, these are then sent to the client.