Lasting Power If Attorney Lpa

[bluebird34]

How much will it cost me to set this up please x

[Buenchico]

£110 unless you're on means-tested benefits or have a low income. (That, of course, assumes that you do all the form-filling yourself, rather than use a solicitor).

Further, you'll need to pay twice if LPAs are created BOTH in respect of financial affairs AND in respect of welfare.

Start here:
https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney/overview

[237SJ]

It depends if you want to go down the official route or take the cheaper option http://www.lawpack.co.uk/power-of-attorney/news/article7298.asp

[dzug2]

That site charges you £14.99 for information you can get for free on the official site - hardly a cheaper option

[bhg481]

My wife and I have just taken the DIY route and it's straightforward enough - I don't see any reason at this stage to take the "lawpack" route suggested by 237SJ.
Check-out Buenchico's link, download the forms and try filling them in - it will cost you nothing. If, at that stage, you don't feel confident then try the the link suggested by 237SJ.
Be aware that there will be a time delay of up to 2 months between sending off the forms and having them verified.

[bluebird34]

Thank you all . We had a speaker at our local widows group who said that their firm was the only one approved by trading standards and she quoted a price of £380 for the complete package. Unfortunately I destroyed the leaflet so cannot tell you the name of the firm. This seemed a little steep to me and I always turn to this site and am usually glad I did. I certainly am this time will definitely try the diy route and thank you for taking the time to answer

[woofgang]

Do Trading standards approve firms?

well kind of....its a sort of check a trade scheme
Here's Brighton and Hove's version
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/brighton-hove/con1item.cgi?file=ADV0013.txt

basically, to me, it doesn't seem to mean a lot.......

[dzug2]

£380 for a complete package is not bad as these things go if you don't want to DIY