A simple guide to Care Fee Planning Whilst many hope to avoid paying care home fees, is there really a perfect solution? I get it.  We don’t want to see our hard-earned money being spent in our golden years on care costs.  But, with the ‘estate planning’ world awash with promises [...]

LPA – how does an Attorney cancel their appointment? An attorney can cancel their appointment at any point, for any reason. It is known as ‘disclaiming’. An attorney can cancel their appointment as an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) at any point.  It is a relatively straightforward procedure, [...]

Power of Attorney - Who can be a Certificate Provider? Your Certificate Provider must be independent and of sound mind. The certificate provider of your Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) will confirm to the Court of Protection that you: sound mind – you are ‘compos mentis’ understand - you full understand [...]

LPA – Who can NOT be a Certificate Provider? Your Certificate Provider does an important job and the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) need them to be independent. One of the things that the Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) system sought to reduce/remove the misuse of the attorney appointments - [...]

Professional Certificate Providers (LPA) If you’re doing a DIY LPA, but need a certificate provider, QLAW can help! QLAW is an online solicitors practice providing a full range of services to both individuals and businesses alike – one such service being Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).  However, unlike most other solicitors, [...]

How do I make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? A Lasting Power of Attorney is often called an ‘LPA’. A lasting power of attorney allows you (the ‘donor’) to appoint someone (your ‘attorney’) to look after things for you should you become unable to do so yourself. You can make [...]

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) – What are ‘people to be notified’? Having people notified when your LPA is registered is intended to create a ‘safety net’. When you make a lasting power of attorney (LPA), you can (as the ‘donor’) include a requirement for nominated person(s) to be notified when [...]

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) – what is a ‘Donor’? The person making an LPA is called the ‘donor’. The ‘donor’ of a lasting power of attorney is the person making the appointment – ie the person who is choosing attorneys to look after their affairs should they (the donor) become [...]

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) - Who does what? Your LPA will include various people from you (donor), to witnesses, and more... There are various parties to a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).  Here, we explain who does what. There are two types of LPA, and where necessary we differentiate between [...]

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) - The Complete Guide Here’s everything you need to know about making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) allows you (the ‘donor’) to nominate people (attorney) to act on your behalf should you become unable to look after your own affairs.  There [...]