DIY LPA

missile

Has anyone written and registered their own LPA?

Roxburgh_rose

Yes - I completed and registered health and welfare and property and financial affairs LPAs for my mum. I followed the process and used the forms on the .gov website. I'm not able to post a link but just Google lasting Power of Attorney and the website is top of the search results.

Bossyboots

Yes, using the online process was simple.  You definitely do not need a solicitor to do these (despite being told by one you did).

Farway

Yes, online, posted but still waiting for it to be accepted by the LPA office. Quite easy once you get organised

I found gathering the signatures the hardest part with CV restrictions and visiting at that time

Spreadsheetman

Yes, I did them for my late Father. Getting the signatures in the right order is the only slightly tricky bit, there is a correct sequence to signing and dating.

Once the LPAs are registered it makes dealing with a person's affairs very easy.

elsien

Yep, with parent. Double check that everything is signed and dated correctly before you send it - parent missed a signature off one page which covered some preferences she would like to happen She then had to decide whether to reapply and pay the fee again, or to lose that page (which was one of the less vital ones) and trust that her LPAs would know and carry out here wishes. In the end she decided to have it registered as it was.

ETA - there's a whole thread on here about it somewhere, if you do a search, 

missile

elsien said:

ETA - there's a whole thread on here about it somewhere, if you do a search, 

I did search before posting. There are several threads about LPA, but did not see any about DIY

Browntoa

I've done 4 now , any issues were pointed out and remedied for free .

Just make sure every signature has the same date ( regardless of when they were actually signed) .

Probably best to have a single main attorney to avoid conflict if the LPA needs to be activated, you can have a list of reserve attorney .

I have a scanned version of the health LPA on my phone , has proved invaluable during my father in law's many hospital stays 

Farway

Browntoa said:

I've done 4 now , any issues were pointed out and remedied for free .

Just make sure every signature has the same date ( regardless of when they were actually signed) .

Probably best to have a single main attorney to avoid conflict if the LPA needs to be activated, you can have a list of reserve attorney .

I have a scanned version of the health LPA on my phone , has proved invaluable during my father in law's many hospital stays 

What a good idea!

benny5

In the process of setting one up, have completed all the online details. However, when I contacted my GP to act as ‘Certificate Provider’ I was told they don’t do it and to see a solicitor.

Obviously a solicitor will want to complete the whole process with all the attendant costs.

The guidance notes states that your GP is amongst those recognised as a certificate provider.

Anyone else have a similar issue?

JGB1955

The certificate provider can be ANYONE who has known the donor for the past 2 years.  It doesn't have to be in a professional capacity.  One of our neighbours acted as certificate provider, his wife acted as one of the witnesses.