Lasting Power of Attorney Solicitors in Swansea
If a situation ever arises where you lose the capacity to make important decisions, it is important that you have the right provisions in place. Part of this involves creating a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), a legal document which allows you to appoint a trusted attorney to manage your affairs on your behalf.
Our specialist Lasting Power of Attorney solicitors in Swansea can advise you on every aspect of creating an LPA, ensuring that you clearly understand the options available to you and what steps you need to take to appoint suitable attorneys.
We understand that you might have plenty of questions regarding the process of making an LPA. To ensure that you have all the information you need, we’ll discuss your matter in detail so you can receive tailored guidance on your options from our specialist Lasting Power of Attorney solicitors in Swansea.
If you need help to make or use a Lasting Power of Attorney, contact our Swansea office today or use our straightforward online form to get in touch or request a call back.
How we can assist you in setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney
We offer a full LPA service, including:
- Discussing your situation and your requirements
- Advice on choosing the right attorney
- Drafting an LPA with the authority that you want to give to your attorney
- Ensuring a competent certificate provider signs the LPA confirming your capacity to authorise the LPA
- Obtaining your signature on the LPA
- Serving notice of the registration of your LPA on the people you choose to notify
- Registering the LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian
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Reasons you might need a Lasting Power of Attorney
There are a range of reasons why creating an LPA is a sensible decision, regardless of what your circumstances currently look like.
With an LPA in place, you can rest assured that you will have an attorney, or multiple attorneys, in place who will be able to make important decisions on your behalf if you lack capacity. As you are in control of appointing your attorney(s), you can be sure that the decisions will be made by people you trust to act in the best interests of you and your loved ones.
If you lose the capacity to make important decisions, potentially due to illness or injury, and you do not have an LPA set up, your loved ones will need to apply to the Court of Protection for the authority to act on your behalf. Applying for a Deputyship Order from the Court of Protection can be a difficult and lengthy process, and will potentially leave your loved ones in a difficult position while they wait for an application to be approved.
Creating an LPA is often considerably cheaper and more straightforward than having to apply to the Court of Protection for a Deputyship Order.
Different types of Lasting Powers of Attorney
Health and welfare LPA
A health and welfare LPA provides attorneys with the authority to make any decisions that are related to your personal care. This will often involve any decisions regarding:
- Where you will live
- Who you will see
- What your daily routine will be
- What medical treatment you will receive, and what will be declined
Property and financial affairs LPA
A property and financial affairs LPA allows attorneys to handle any issues related to property and money, including:
- Managing your bank account
- Paying bills
- Receiving benefits
- Looking after property, to include insuring it, maintaining it, and letting it
- Making investments
- Selling property
Our LPA solicitors in Swansea can work alongside you to make sure that you understand exactly how both types of LPA work and what actions your attorneys will be able to take.
The advantages of arranging a Lasting Power of Attorney early
If you are making any lifetime planning decisions, such as creating or amending a Will, it will always be in your best interests to consider making an LPA. Having an LPA will provide you with the peace of mind that all of the necessary preparations have been made for the future, no matter what might happen.
Any unexpected or sudden events will be accounted for, without any delays complicating the situation, as might be the case if an application to the Court of Protection needs to be made.
The roles and responsibilities of an attorney
Attorneys appointed under an LPA are required to act in the best interests of the person who created said LPA (referred to as the donor). The attorney will only be able to act within the authority set out in the LPA.
This means they must follow the principles set out in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which are:
- To presume that the individual has the capacity to make their own decisions, unless it is proved that they do not
- To help the individual make their own decision wherever possible
- To understand that someone has the right to make an unwise decision
- To act in the individual’s best interests at all times
- To make the decision on behalf of the individual which least restricts their rights and freedoms
It is possible to appoint more than one attorney to act under an LPA. In many cases, this is recommended, as having more than one attorney will mean that all bases are covered in case an attorney is unable to fulfil their duties.
You can also choose whether you wish to allow your attorneys to act individually or whether they must make decisions jointly. Attorneys can also have the authority to deal with day-to-day matters individually, but be required to make major decisions, such as moving to care or selling your home, jointly.
Our experience and expertise
At JCP Solicitors, we have a dedicated team of experts with experience in handling all aspects of LPAs and wider mental capacity matters. We always provide clear, straightforward advice, making sure that any concerns you have about the process are addressed.
Leading legal directory, The Legal 500, recognises us as a Top Tier Legal Firm for 2026.
As well as working in Swansea, we also have locations across South, East, and West Wales, including offices in Cardiff, Caerphilly, and Carmarthen.
Costs of Lasting Power of Attorney
If you would like to discuss the costs of setting up a LPA with our Swansea team, please contact us and we will talk through your individual needs. Putting an LPA in place is usually straightforward and significantly more cost-effective than applying for a Court of Protection deputyship order, especially in urgent situations.
A deputy also has ongoing obligations, including submitting annual accounts and reports to the Court of Protection, paying an annual supervision fee, and covering the cost of a yearly security bond. By contrast, once an LPA has been signed, only a modest one-off registration fee is payable.
Contact our expert Lasting Power of Attorney solicitors in Swansea
If you wish to make a Lasting Power of Attorney, call us today on 01792 773773, and we will be pleased to help.
Please contact our Swansea office or use our simple online form to ask a question or request a call back. Our team of trusted Lasting Power of Attorney lawyers are here to help.