Power Of Attorney Application Through Government Website

[ludwig]

Has anyone had any dealings with the Office of the public guardian for making a power of attorney application?

http://www.justice.gov.uk/forms/opg/lasting-power-of-attorney

I'd be interested to hear any experiences or comments about how easy or otherwise the process was.

Thanks in advance.

[knockavacca]

https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney/make-a-lasting-power-of-attorney


in the process of doing this, download the forms from above link

[dzug2]

The process is simple enough if you understand what you are doing - there are plenty of guidance documents to help you.

It is a bit longwinded though

Using a solicitor might be easier if you are uncertain - but very much more expensive

[ludwig]

^ That's the problem. They seem to want to charge you £800 for basically supplying the documents you can get off the website, helping you fill them in and then posting them for you.