Lasting Powers of Attorney Solicitors Sussex, Surrey & Kent
Lasting Powers of Attorney Service
The uncomfortable truth about the loss of mental capacity
— Plan now in case it should happen.
A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) makes provision for a trusted person of your choice to make decisions about your health, welfare, property and financial affairs — in the event you suffer from a loss of mental capacity due to accident or illness.
The potential to suffer from strokes, brain injuries or Parkinson’s disease increases as we age, and over 850,000 people in the UK are currently affected by dementia (Alzheimer’s Society). Loss of mental capacity could leave you or a joint account holder unable to access your bank account, pay your bills and maintain your home unless you have prepared an LPA
A Health & Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney instructs an appointed attorney to make choices on your behalf when you are unable to make decisions for yourself. Your chosen attorney can organise the appropriate daily care, medical care, living arrangements or life-sustaining treatments, saving you a great deal of money and distress at a time when you are most vulnerable.
We can explain all the options and draw up documents to leave you confident your affairs will be managed correctly by someone you trust.
And with a Health & Welfare LPA in place, you will remove the need for your family to endure the costly, lengthy legal process of applying to the Court of Protection to grant a deputy authority to act on your behalf.
Unlike a Health & Welfare LPA — which is designed to protect you when you cannot make decisions for yourself — a Property & Financial Affairs LPA makes provisions for you before this might happen.
As soon as you register a Property & Financial Affairs LPA, you can give your attorney permission to pay bills, collect benefits, manage your investments and even deal with buying or selling a property on your behalf.
We can discuss your current circumstances in a FREE no obligation meeting and recommend the best course of action to take to protect you, your family and your assets.
You will be dealing with real people who have your best interests at the heart of our business.
We maintain excellent standards through our membership of The Society of Will Writers, who administer the industry Code of Practice.
Our professional, yet non-stuffy approach is a testament to the hundreds of satisfied clients who have chosen Brighton Wills to write over 1,500 wills and lasting power of attorney documents since 2014.
And for your peace of mind — we carry Professional Indemnity Insurance of £2 million — and we are always happy to provide references if required.