What is an LPA?
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a way of empowering someone that you trust with the legal authority to act on your behalf if, at some time in the future, you may not have the mental capacity to make decisions for yourself. The LPA may be concerned with personal welfare or financial and property affairs.
Your attorney can have power to pay bills, buy, sell and maintain property and control your investments with an LPA covering financial and property. An LPA covering your personal welfare would only be applied if you lose the mental capacity to make decisions about, for example, your medical treatment or where you live.
All aspects of the extent of power of attorney can be tailored to your preferences. This is an important document which we can advise you on, create the document and register it with the Office of the Public Guardian. Contact Us for more information and to arrange a home visit.