How do I use a Lasting Power of Attorney Property and Financial Affairs?
Subject to the conditions and restrictions within it, a Lasting Powers of Attorney Property and Financial Affairs (LPA PFA) allows an Attorney to make any of the decisions that you (the ‘Donor’) could have made in respect of your property and affairs. The LPA PFA must be registered before it can be used. Once registered, it must be used in accordance with the stated conditions and restrictions. This may include a restriction preventing its use until such time as you lack capacity in respect of the particular matter. The evidence of the authority given by the Lasting Power of Attorney is the form itself (with the stamp of the Office of the Public Guardian on each page). Copies of the form should be sufficient proof of its existence for most organisations, but some (particularly banks and other financial institutions) may require to see the original or a copy that has been certified by a solicitor. Find out more about making a Lasting Power of Attorney.
