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Lasting Powers of Attorney

Live for today, plan for tomorrow

A Lasting Power of Attorney gives you more control over what happens to you if you have a serious accident or illness and can’t make your own decisions.

Making your Lasting Powers of Attorney whilst you’re in good health, is simply sensible planning.

Think of Lasting Powers of Attorney as a little like insurance - we hope we never have to use it, but it’s invaluable protection if needed.

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Essential legal protection

It’s important to make Lasting Powers of Attorney if you have been diagnosed with an illness which could mean you’re less able to make decisions for yourself in the future.

The kinds of illness that might prevent you from making decisions for yourself include:

  • dementia

  • mental health problems

  • brain injury

  • alcohol or drug misuse

  • the side-effects of medical treatment

You must be 18 or over and be able to make your own decisions at the time you make your Lasting Powers of Attorney.

A selection of my clients’ reviews

  • Thank you for your help and guidance in making our wills, which we really appreciate.... we would not hesitate to recommend you.

    Mr and Mrs S, June 2024

  • Thank you very much for alll your help. You have made the process really clear and I appreciate your patience in answering all my questions. I will definitely recommend you going forward.

    Mrs Swindells, July 2024

  • Recently we met Donna to create our new wills. We found her very professional, knowledgeable and went above and beyond. Would not hesitate to recommend. The whole process was clearly priced and completed very efficiently."

    Mr and Mrs Phillips, November 2024

  • "...grateful for your patience & understanding in taking us through this process."

    Mr and Mrs Walton, November 2024

  • "We were delighted with the service and confidential advice you offered."

    Mr and Mrs A, February 2024

  • "Many thanks for your help and guidance."

    Mr and Mrs L, January 2024

  • "Thank you again for arranging this (Lasting Powers of Attorney) so seamlessly and with such clarity."

    Dr and Mrs R, April 2023

  • "Thank you so much for being you (Donna), it was amazing to meet you and we will both recommend you to our friends."

    Jo & Maureen, November 2023

  • "Very professional and approachable. Absolutely lovely experience. They go that extra mile 110% and I would highly recommend this service."

    Mr and Mrs Bridgett, January 2022

Get in touch today

As an estate planner, my role is to help you make your Lasting Powers of Attorney. I’m just a call or message away. I’ve been drafting Lasting Powers of Attorney since 2007, and before then, I also drafted the old-style Enduring Powers of Attorney too.

In 2023, the Office of the Public Guardian rejected over 50,000 Lasting Powers of Attorney for errors. The process is meant to be simple, but it’s so easy to make mistakes—the published rejection figures show this. (I’ve never had an LPA rejected, so you can be sure I know all the pitfalls.)

Privacy guaranteed

Making Lasting Powers of Attorney is a private matter, so I want to make it possible to do so without leaving home. You can rest assured that anything you tell me is completely confidential. Any data kept by Mitchell Hames Estate Planning or Mendy & Watt Limited (the legal practice drafting your legal documents) is held securely.

Both legal practices have data protection policies and are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

My promise to you

I will explain everything you need to know in easy terms, including:

  • the role of an attorney and how to choose them

  • how many attorneys should be appointed

  • the certificate provider’s role and who to choose

  • who should be the ‘person to be told’

  • how to appoint your attorneys, and the differences between ‘jointly’ and ‘jointly and severally.’

  • whether you need permissions for a financial adviser to continue to support your family

  • the difference between ‘preferences’ and ‘instructions’

  • options for life-sustaining treatment

  • avoiding conflict with an existing ‘Advance Decision’ or ADNR

  • how long the process will take and what paperwork you can expect

  • applying for a reduced registration fee because of low income or receiving certain means-tested benefits

  • using the Lasting Power of Attorney once it has been registered

  • safeguards and protections and the role of the Office of the Public Guardian