Lasting Powers of Attorney | fixed fees from £350
When decisions about health, care or finances really matter, you need confidence that the right people can step in without unnecessary delay.
A professionally prepared LPA from Fern Wills & LPAs helps make sure your chosen attorneys can act if you lose capacity, rather than leaving your family to deal with uncertainty, delay or a Court of Protection application.
The two halves of LPA planning
A Lasting Power of Attorney is usually thought about in two complementary halves: one for money and property, and one for health and welfare.
They are separate legal documents, but they work best when considered together, because they protect different parts of your life.
Property & Financial Affairs LPA
This authorises your chosen attorneys to help manage money, property, bills, pensions, investments and practical financial matters. It can be used once registered, with your permission, or later if you lose capacity.
Health & Welfare LPA
This covers care, daily living, medical decisions and, if you choose, life-sustaining treatment decisions. It can only be used if you cannot make the relevant decision yourself at the time.
Other Powers of Attorney
Business/Commercial LPA: £350 professional fee, plus the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) registration fee.
General/Ordinary Power of Attorney: £350 professional fee. No OPG registration fee applies.
Search for existing reference number and Deed of Revocation: £35 each.
Our fees
Single standalone LPA: £350
Both LPAs for one person: £500
One LPA each for a couple: £700
Both LPAs for a couple: £1,000
Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) registration fee: £92 per LPA
The £92 registration fee is set nationally by the Office of the Public Guardian and applies to each LPA filed in England & Wales.
It is paid to the government, not to Fern Wills & LPAs, but we manage the registration process on your behalf.
Our professional fee covers the work around the LPA package: the first conversation, advice on your choices, preparation of the documents, signing guidance, registration handling and post-registration support.
What’s included in our standard LPA service
Our standard LPA service is designed to take you from initial instructions to a correctly prepared and registered document.
It includes:
Professional preparation of your LPA.
A consultation to understand your circumstances, wishes, attorneys and practical risks.
Advice on the two halves of LPA planning: Property & Financial Affairs and Health & Welfare.
Reasonable amendments within the normal instruction process.
Guidance on attorneys, replacement attorneys and people to notify.
Reasonable preferences and instructions where suitable and workable.
Registration handling with the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).
Standard outbound postage and document handling connected with the OPG registration process.
Written signing guidance for donors, attorneys, witnesses and certificate providers.
Easy-read guidance before and after signing.
Post-registration guidance explaining how your attorneys can start using the LPA when needed.
Some clients need or prefer additional support. Certificate-provider appointments, in-person signing support, professional witnessing, capacity records, certified copies, home visits and extra family or attorney guidance can be arranged separately where appropriate and agreed in advance.
Why fees vary between providers
LPA pricing can be hard to compare because different providers draw the line between core service and optional extras in different places.
Some services offer a low starting price, then charge separately for additional help, appointments or paperwork.
Others include more by default and charge a higher fixed fee per LPA, whether every client needs those extras or not.
At Fern Wills & LPAs, we keep pricing clear with fixed professional package fees. The fee depends on whether you need one standalone LPA, both LPAs for one person, one LPA each for a couple, or both LPAs for a couple.
Where a client wants additional support, such as in-person signing help, certificate-provider work, self-certified copies or extra guidance for family members, those options are priced separately and agreed in advance.
This keeps the core LPA package clear while still giving clients the option to add extra support where it genuinely helps.
Why we do not rush the process
Some services focus on speed and advertise very quick LPA applications.
We take a different view.
An LPA is not just a form. It decides who can act for you, when they can act, how they should make decisions and what safeguards should be included.
A proper fact-find and discussion often takes 60 to 90 minutes, especially where there are family dynamics, health issues, business interests, overseas attorneys, replacement attorneys or detailed preferences and instructions.
Where dementia, memory concerns or fluctuating understanding are part of the picture, Chris’s Level 2 dementia care qualification supports a more careful, patient and well-recorded LPA process.
Time spent getting the document right now can save hours, days or weeks of difficulty later.
Independent consumer guidance
Independent consumer guidance, including MoneySavingExpert, notes that professional help through a solicitor can cost roughly £400 to £750 for a Power of Attorney.
That does not mean every client needs a solicitor, or that every low-cost route is unsuitable. It does show why it is important to compare what is actually included: drafting, checks, registration handling, signing guidance, and the level of support if something is not straightforward.
Fern Wills & LPAs provides a clear fixed-fee LPA service with professional drafting, registration handling, written signing guidance and post-registration guidance at a transparent price.
Next step
Contact Fern Wills & LPAs to discuss which half, or halves, of LPA planning suit your circumstances.
We’ll guide you from the first conversation to a registered document: clear, practical and properly supported.
This page is general information only, not individual advice.
