Once a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) has been registered with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), it becomes a...
Making changes to a Lasting Power of Attorney
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Managing money for the elderly: What the attorney needs to know
As the population ages, more elderly individuals rely on debit cards for their daily financial needs. This article...
Top 10 mistakes in Power of Attorney applications
Avoid these common mistakes when setting up your Lasting Power of Attorney! Learn from our expert, Rebecca Seeley Harris, as she shares the top 10 mistakes in Power of Attorney applications. With there currently being a 20 week delay in processing the Lasting Power of...
Discretionary Investments and Power of Attorney
As an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for Finance and Property, you may be tasked with making investments on behalf of the donor. It may be that you happen to be a seasoned professional at investing but, most attorneys won't be. This article looks...
The Tax Return and the Power of Attorney
It’s that time of year again when everyone is rushing to submit their tax returns by 31 January. But little did I know that I also had to submit a tax return for my father who has dementia and has lost mental capacity to handle his own financial affairs. I won’t be...
Get digital: Powers of Attorney Act 2023 gets the green light
Today the new Powers of Attorney Act 2023 received Royal Assent. This will create new safeguards to protect against fraud and abuse and digitalisation will improve processing time and reduce human error. The Powers of Attorney Act fires the starting gun on bringing...
LPA digital service: preferences and instructions
The OPG has recently updated the LPA digital service to include 'preferences and instructions'. The OPG has made great strides in digitising the process especially with the Use the LPA service but, this update is crucial for the attorney. It will hopefully make the...
Questions for the Donor: What should they be asking?
Questions for the donor, what should the donor be asking when including preferences and instructions in their Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? Giving an attorney the authority to make decisions on your behalf is an onerous position. When you are giving that...
Stopping the attorney abusing their powers
This is the first of a two-part series, looking at stopping the attorney from abusing their powers. Read the second part here which looks at how the attorney can be helped if things go wrong. Who watches the watchmen? Who guards the guards? Who stops a attorney...
Who protects the attorney?
The pressure of overseeing someone else’s finance and health decisions can be huge.
All change? Digitising the Lasting Power of Attorney
In July 2021, the government published a public consultation entitled ‘Modernising Lasting Powers of Attorney’. The government then responded to the consultation in 2022, on digitising the Lasting Power of Attorney. Alex Chalke MP, the minister responsible for the...
Your Power of Attorney for Business
Many people understand that they need a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) for their personal affairs but not as many people understand that they may need one for their business affairs. It is wise to understand what you may need your power of attorney for business to...
