Lasting Power of Attorney Lawyers Manchester

If you lose the ability to make decisions about your money or your health, only a Lasting Power of Attorney lets someone you trust step in. Our power of attorney solicitors in Manchester help you put the right LPA in place before it’s needed.

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Understanding Your Power of Attorney Options

There are two types of Lasting Power of Attorney: one covering your property and financial affairs, and one covering your health and welfare, and many people choose to set up both. Older Enduring Powers of Attorney made before October 2007 remain valid, but no new ones can be created, so anyone without an LPA today needs to use the current system. Our lasting power of attorney solicitors in Manchester handle matters by explaining which type fits your circumstances, then drafting and registering the document correctly with the Office of the Public Guardian, so it’s ready to use when it’s actually needed.

How Our Power of Attorney Solicitors Help You

Whatever your circumstances, our power of attorney solicitors in Manchester guide you through choosing, drafting and registering the right LPA.

Property and Financial Affairs LPA

This LPA lets your attorney manage your bank accounts, pay bills, collect income, and buy or sell property on your behalf. With your consent, it can be used even while you still have mental capacity, which is useful if you’re unwell or abroad.

Health and Welfare LPA

This LPA covers decisions about your medical treatment, daily care and where you live. It can only be used once you’ve lost the capacity to make these decisions yourself, giving someone you trust the authority to act in your best interests.

Registration with the OPG

Once signed, an LPA must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used. We handle the registration process and deal with any queries the OPG raises, so errors don’t delay things further.

Choosing and Replacing Attorneys

We help you decide who to appoint, whether they should act jointly or independently, and name replacement attorneys in case your first choice is later unable to act.

Updating an Existing LPA or EPA

If your circumstances change, or you hold an older Enduring Power of Attorney made before 2007, we advise on whether you need a new LPA to cover the areas an EPA doesn’t.

What This Means for You

Someone you trust manages your affairs if you can’t.
Your family avoids a lengthy Court of Protection application.
Your finances and care decisions stay in your control.
Your LPA is registered correctly and ready when needed.
Your wishes are followed, not decided by a stranger.

When to seek advice

You don’t have a Lasting Power of Attorney in place at all.
You’ve recently been diagnosed with a condition that may affect your capacity later.
You hold an older Enduring Power of Attorney made before October 2007.
You want to appoint more than one attorney and set out how they act.
A loved one has already lost capacity without an LPA in place.

Meet the Founder

Marium brings 22 years of experience advising individuals and families on Wills, Powers of Attorney and related matters across the UK. A Solicitor regulated by the SRA (ID: 277854), she founded MAR Legal to give people direct access to senior legal advice on protecting their future and their family, without the overhead of a traditional firm.

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Solicitor & Director Mar Legal
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Why People Choose MAR Legal for Estate Planning

Solicitor Led Advice

Every Power of Attorney is prepared under the direct oversight of a regulated solicitor.

Ongoing Support

We’re on hand to update your LPA whenever your circumstances or wishes change.

Fixed Fee Pricing

You know the cost of your LPA upfront, with no hidden charges.

Both LPAs Explained

Our lawyers explain both LPA types so you choose what actually fits your circumstances.

Trusted by individuals and families across Manchester and the UK for clear, solicitor led advice on Powers of Attorney.

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How Our Estate Planning Process Works

Initial consultation

We talk through your circumstances and explain which type of LPA fits what you need.

Drafting Your LPA

Our lawyers prepare the document so it reflects your wishes and meets the legal requirements.

Review and Signing

We guide you and your attorneys through signing in the presence of the right witnesses.

Registration

We register your LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian and handle any queries that arise.

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Visit our Manchester Power Of Attorney Lawyers

MAR Legal is based at Regus, 3 Hardman St, Manchester M3 3HF, in the heart of the city’s business district.

The office is a short walk from Deansgate and Manchester Oxford Road stations, with St Peter’s Square and Deansgate-Castlefield tram stops both within 10 minutes on foot. The nearest car park is on Quay Street, a couple of minutes away.

We help individuals and families across Manchester and the wider North West, including Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Bolton and Bury, set up Lasting Powers of Attorney, as well as clients across the UK.

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A Lasting Power of Attorney works alongside a number of other services. If you don’t yet have a will in place, our will drafting service is a natural next step, since most people put both in place together. Many clients also review their wider estate plan at the same time, to make sure their LPA, will and any trusts all work together rather than in isolation.

Power Of Attorney FAQs

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you appoint someone you trust, known as your attorney, to make decisions on your behalf if you’re ever unable to make them yourself. There are two types, one covering property and financial affairs, and one covering health and welfare. An LPA must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before your attorney can use it, and our power of attorney solicitors in Manchester handle this registration for you.

The Office of the Public Guardian charges a registration fee of £92 for each LPA, so £184 if you register both types, with reductions available for people on a low income or certain benefits. Our fees for preparing and registering the documents are separate and agreed with you upfront on a Fixed Fee basis, so you know the total cost before any work begins.

A Property and Financial Affairs LPA covers decisions about money, bills, investments and property, and can be used with your consent even while you still have capacity. A Health and Welfare LPA covers decisions about your medical treatment, care and where you live, and can only be used once you’ve lost the capacity to decide these things yourself. Many people choose to set up both so every area is covered.

Yes, an Enduring Power of Attorney made before 1 October 2007 remains valid, but no new EPAs can be created today, only Lasting Powers of Attorney. If you hold an older EPA and it needs to be used because you’re losing capacity, it must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian first. Since an EPA only covers property and financial affairs, you may also want a Health and Welfare LPA to cover the areas it doesn’t.

There’s a minimum four week waiting period built into the registration process, to allow anyone named on the LPA to raise concerns, and current Office of the Public Guardian processing times often run well beyond that, so it’s worth allowing several months from submission to receiving a registered LPA. Errors on the forms are a common cause of delay, which is one reason to have a solicitor prepare and check the documents before they’re submitted.

It isn’t a legal requirement, but an LPA is an important legal document, and mistakes on the forms are a common reason applications get rejected by the Office of the Public Guardian, sending you back to the start of a lengthy queue. A solicitor makes sure the right type is chosen for your circumstances, that the document reflects your genuine wishes, and that it’s valid and ready to use when it’s actually needed.

If you lose mental capacity without a registered LPA, your family can’t simply step in to manage your finances or make care decisions on your behalf, even if they’re your spouse or closest relative. Instead, they’d need to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order, a process that’s slower, more expensive and more heavily supervised than setting up an LPA in advance would have been. This is why it’s worth arranging a power of attorney in Manchester while you’re still able to.

MAR Legal provides advisory and drafting support for Powers of Attorney only. Where a matter involves reserved legal activities, we work alongside appropriately regulated professionals.

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