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- Top 10 Common myths of an LPA
- What happens to LPA when the donor dies?
- Your Power of Attorney for Business
- General Guide for the Donor
- The Tax Return and the Power of Attorney
- How to talk about Lasting Power of Attorney
- General Guide to Mental Capacity
- General Guide for the Court of Protection
- I have power of attorney, now what?
- How to make decisions under a Lasting Power of Attorney
- Rules of gifting under a Lasting Power of Attorney
- What is a Certificate Provider in an LPA?
- Disclaiming the LPA: What the attorney needs to know.
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...
Ministry of Justice backs Powers of Attorney Bill
In December 2022, the Ministry of Justice backed the Powers of Attorney Bill put forward as a Private Member's Bill by Stephen Metcalfe MP. The Bill brings forward a proposal to allow the Lasting Power of Attorney to be made completely online. The Bill also brings...
Four out of five adults have no Power of Attorney
According to a survey by Canada Life, four out of five adults in the UK don't have a Power of Attorney and registrations have dropped by 26.5 per cent. With the Government set to modernise the Lasting Power of Attorney, it's time that adults with no Power of Attorney...
Modernising the Lasting Power of Attorney
In May 2022, Ministers set out plans for transforming and modernising the lasting power of attorney (LPA) system – making it quicker to use, easier to access and even more secure from fraud. Under the proposals, people will be able to make an LPA completely online for...