What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you choose someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf, if you ever become unable to make them yourself. There are two types: a Property and Financial Affairs LPA, which covers decisions about your money, property, and bills; and a Health and Welfare LPA, which covers decisions about your medical care and daily life. You must be 18 or over and have mental capacity to make an LPA. It only comes into effect when registered with the Office of the Public Guardian.

How much does an LPA cost?

The questionnaire is completely free. Seeing your completed document is free. If you want us to generate your completed, checked document and email it to you — that is £39 per document, or £69 for both. Optional extras like our signing guide (£67) and print and post service (£25) are just that — optional. The government charges a registration fee of £82 per document to register your LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian. This is paid directly to them, not to us, and is the same regardless of who helps you with your LPA. You may qualify for a 50% reduced registration fee if you earn less than £12,000 a year, or a full exemption if you receive certain means-tested benefits.

Can I do an LPA without a solicitor?

Yes — completely. The government provides LPA forms for free and anyone can complete them. Solicitors charge £400-£900 to fill in the same free forms. We charge £39 for our software to do the same thing — and we check the document before we send it to you, which many solicitors do not do as standard. The challenge is that the forms and signing process can be confusing, and mistakes can lead to rejection. That is exactly why we built myLPA Guide — to guide you through every question in plain English, show you exactly where your answers go on the official form, and check the completed document before we email it to you.

What happens if my LPA gets rejected?

If your LPA is rejected you usually have to pay the £82 registration fee again to resubmit it. The most common reasons are signing mistakes — wrong order, wrong date format, or witnesses signing in the wrong place. Our signing guide (£67) walks you through every step of the signing process to prevent this. We also check every document we generate before emailing it to you. Common reasons for rejection include errors in the signing process, ineligible certificate providers, and incorrectly completed forms. The OPG rejects thousands of applications every year. Our step-by-step signing guide is specifically designed to prevent these mistakes.

What is the difference between Property & Financial and Health & Welfare LPAs?

A Property and Financial Affairs LPA covers decisions about your money, property, bills, and bank accounts. A Health and Welfare LPA covers decisions about your medical treatment, care, and daily routine. Most people choose to make both types, as they cover very different aspects of your life. Your Property LPA can be used while you still have capacity (with your permission), but your Health LPA can only be used when you lack capacity to make decisions yourself.

How long does an LPA take to register?

Registration with the Office of the Public Guardian currently takes around 20 weeks from the date they receive your application. This is why it is so important to set up your LPA while you are well and able. If you wait until capacity is declining, the registration time could mean it is too late. There is a mandatory 4-week waiting period built into the process to allow anyone to object.

Do I need a certificate provider?

Yes. Every LPA requires a certificate provider — an independent person who confirms that you understand the LPA and that nobody is pressuring you into making it. Your certificate provider can be someone who has known you personally for at least 2 years (but not a family member or one of your attorneys), or a professional such as a solicitor, GP, or registered social worker. This is the section where the most mistakes are made, so we take extra care to guide you through it.

What is the signing process for an LPA?

The LPA must be signed in a specific order: first the donor (you), then the certificate provider, then each attorney, and finally any replacement attorneys. Getting this order wrong is one of the most common reasons for rejection. Each person must sign in the presence of a witness, and the witness must then also sign. Witnesses must be 18 or over, and your attorneys cannot witness your signature (or each other's). Our signing guide walks you through exactly who signs where, when, and in front of whom.

Can my spouse and I both make LPAs?

Yes. Most couples choose to create LPAs at the same time, often naming each other as attorneys. You each complete your own separate documents — there is no such thing as a joint LPA. Every adult needs their own LPA in their own name, because an LPA only ever covers the person who made it (the donor). Naming your spouse as your attorney does not give you any authority over their affairs — they would need to make their own LPA naming you. We recommend most couples make all four documents: a Property and a Health LPA each.

Is myLPA a legal service?

No. myLPA Guide is a document preparation and software service. We are not a law firm and we do not provide legal advice. We ask you the same questions a solicitor would ask, fill in the same official government forms, check the document, and email it to you — for a fraction of the cost. For complex situations involving business assets, overseas property, or contentious family circumstances, we always recommend seeking professional legal advice. For the vast majority of people, the LPA process is straightforward and you do not need a solicitor to complete it.

We Guide You Through Your LPA — Free, On the Official Government Form

The government lets anyone create a Lasting Power of Attorney for free. Most people do not because the form is confusing, the legal language is intimidating, and one mistake means rejection and a £92 fee to start again.

So we built a guide.

We ask you the questions in plain English. You answer them — we explain every single one. Your answers go straight onto the real official government form as you type. At the end you have a completed, checked LPA document ready to print and sign.

The guide is completely free.
Downloading your completed document is £39.
Solicitors charge £400-£900 for the same thing.

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Official OPG forms

Real government documents

Every question explained

Plain English throughout

Checked before sending

We review every document

England & Wales

Official OPG registration

Here’s exactly what’s free — and what’s not

No surprises. No hidden costs. Your choice at every step.

Always free

The full guided questionnaire
Plain English explanation of every question
Seeing your answers on the real OPG form
Your watermarked completed document preview
Copying your answers to fill in yourself
The official government forms

No card. No account. No catch.

Optional extras

Completed PDF generated, checked and emailed — £39 per document
Both documents (Property + Health) — £69
Signing guide — £67
Print and post to the OPG — £25
We check your signed documents — £119

We charge for our software. Not for a solicitor’s office or their time.

Sarah from Bristol just completed her LPADavid & Jean completed their couples LPAMargaret's documents are on their way to the OPG12,847 LPAs completed and countingRichard unlocked his documents in under an hourAnother family protected todaySarah from Bristol just completed her LPADavid & Jean completed their couples LPAMargaret's documents are on their way to the OPG12,847 LPAs completed and countingRichard unlocked his documents in under an hourAnother family protected today

Three steps. No jargon. No stress.

We take the official government forms and make them simple.

Answer our plain English questions

We ask everything the form needs — and explain exactly why each question matters and what goes wrong if you get it wrong.

OPG · LP1FSection 1 — The donor

Title

Mrs

First names

Margaret

Last name

Stevens

Day / Month / Year

14 / 03 / 1952

Address

12 Oak Lane, Bristol

Postcode

BS3 4RF

We show you where it goes

See your answers mapped onto the real official OPG document as you go. No surprises. No confusion.

Download, print and post

Your completed forms are ready to sign. We guide you through the signing process so you don’t make the mistakes that cause rejection.

Your answers

What is your first name?

Margaret

Your last name?

Date of birth?

Your address?

Your postcode?

Lasting Power of Attorney

Property and Financial Affairs

LP1F

1The donor— the person the LPA is for

Title

Mrs

First names

Margaret

Last name

Day / Month / Year

Address

Postcode

Why is it so much cheaper than a solicitor?

Because we are honest about what you are actually paying for.

A solicitor charges £400-£900 for an LPA. Here is what you are actually getting:

Someone asks you questions — we do this

Your answers typed into the official form — we do this

The form itself — free from the government

The registration fee — you pay this regardless

The form costs nothing.

The registration fee is fixed whoever does it.

The only variable is who fills in the boxes and what they charge you for doing it.

We charge £39. Solicitors charge £400-£900.

Same boxes. Same official form. Same result.

Feature	Solicitor	Other online	myLPA Guide
Fills in the official form	✓	✓	✓
Explains every question	Sometimes	Rarely	Every single one
Shows you the form live	✗	✗	✓
Checks before sending	Sometimes	✗	✓ Included
Emails it to you	✗	Sometimes	✓ Always
Cost for completed document	£400-£900	£150-£250	£39

Why thousands of people trust myLPA Guide

It is genuinely free to complete

We do not charge for the questionnaire. We do not charge for showing you the official form. We do not charge for your watermarked preview. The government provides LPA forms for free — so do we. We only charge when you want us to generate, check and deliver your completed document.

We check every document before we send it

Before your completed LPA arrives in your inbox we run it through our rejection checker. Every field. Every format. Every section. Only then do we email it to you. This is included in the £39 — not an optional extra.

Plain English — every question, every time

Every legal term explained. Every confusing question clarified. Every decision that has consequences — we explain what they are before you answer. You will never be left guessing.

Your progress saves automatically

Close the tab at any time. Come back days later on any device. Your answers are waiting exactly where you left off. No account needed to start.

Both documents, both partners

Property and Financial Affairs and Health and Welfare LPAs. Individual or couples. Both documents checked and emailed for £69. We handle everything.

No surprises. Ever.

You complete the questionnaire free. You see your completed document free. You decide what you want at the end. No card details until you choose an option. No pressure. No hidden costs.

⚠ Getting the signing process wrong costs £92 to resubmit.

Our signing guide is £67 — less than the cost of a single rejection. It walks you through every signature, every witness, every date, in the correct order.

These mistakes get LPAs rejected every single day

Watch how each one happens — and how myLPA Guide prevents it.

OPG LP1F — page 11

Section 9 — Donor signature

Date signed or marked

03/14/1952

REJECTED

The OPG wants UK format — DD / MM / YYYY

✓ How we fix it: Always write dates as DD / MM / YYYY. The OPG computers reject US-style dates automatically.

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These mistakes get LPAs rejected every day

The OPG rejects thousands of applications every year. Here are the most common reasons.

Wrong signing order

The LPA must be signed donor → certificate provider → attorneys → replacement attorneys. Getting this wrong means starting over.

Ineligible certificate provider

Your certificate provider cannot be a family member, an attorney, or their spouse. This catches more people than any other rule.

Incomplete forms

Missing addresses, unsigned pages, or incorrect dates. Every field matters.

Our signing guide walks you through every signature, every witness, every date — in the right order.

Our signing guide is £67. Getting your LPA rejected and resubmitting costs £92. It’s the easiest decision you’ll make today.

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“I was dreading this. My daughter kept saying I needed to do it but the government website made my head spin. myLPA talked me through every single question like a friend sitting next to me. I couldn’t believe how easy it was.”
Margaret T., 72, Bristol

“We did ours together on a Sunday afternoon. The couples flow saved us so much time — Jean’s details were already filled in. Both sets of documents done in under two hours.”
David & Jean P., 68, Cheshire

“I’m not great with legal stuff but the explanations made everything crystal clear. When I saw my answers appearing on the actual form in real time, I knew I wasn’t going to make a mistake.”
Richard S., 55, Norwich

Want us to do it for you?

You are still welcome to complete your LPA entirely for free using our questionnaire. But if you would prefer a helping hand, our sister service myLPA handles everything for you.

myLPA Full Service

We complete the consultation, fill in the official forms, check everything, and deliver your finished LPA documents — exactly the same as going to a solicitor, but without the solicitor price tag.

We complete the entire consultation for you
We produce all your LPA documents
Identical to using a solicitor — at a fraction of the cost
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Your questionnaire is free. Our help is optional.

Complete the questionnaire and see your completed document for free. If you want us to generate, check and email your LPA — pick a package below.

Our signing guide is £67. Getting your LPA rejected and resubmitting costs £92. It is the easiest decision you will make today.

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Property OR Health & Welfare LPA

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Everything handled start to finish

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Emailed to you
Signing guide included
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Pre-addressed Royal Mail tracked envelope

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Optional extras — add to any package

Pick and choose what you want. No bundles you do not need.

Signing guide

£67

per person

Who signs where, in what order, on which date. Step by step. The most common reason LPAs fail is the signing process.

Getting it wrong costs £92

Print and post

£25

per pack

We print your 100+ page document pack, package it with a pre-addressed envelope to the OPG, and post Royal Mail tracked. You do nothing.

Signing check

£119

Send us your signed documents. We check every signature, date and witness before you post them to the OPG.

1-1 signing service

£149

A personal video call walking you through the signing process in real time.

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