Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) – registration of documents

There have been delays previously with the waiting times for the registration of Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) documents.  This is still an ongoing problem.

At present, if you send LPAs to be registered at the Office of the Public Guardian, it is taking anywhere from around 4-5 months to complete. 

Any correspondence sent also has a delayed response time.  Currently emails have an expected response time of within 25 days and sometimes this is even longer.

If you have been contemplating having LPA documents then our advice would be to register once signed, rather than waiting until you or your Attorneys think they may be needed.

Our experienced team would be pleased to speak with you to discuss your LPA planning arrangements. Please call us on 01606 74301 to speak with Emma Sezer or Kyla Galloway-Wood to find out more.