Anyone set to their own LPAs?

[MaggieFS]

DH and I need to do LPAs. No particular urgency (hopefully) it's just been on the to do list for a while.

I've read the instructions online and think we are both straightforward cases, with no special exceptions, preferences or instructions to note.

I'm tempted to do them ourselves which will save us at least £300, but clearly they are important documents to get right.

I'm wondering if you've done one yourself was it ok? I'm not saying easy, but I'm ok at details

Sorry, posted too soon! I'm ok at details and paperwork don't know if I'm mad to consider doing them myself?

We did them for my Dad. My sister and I printed off all the information and filled it in. We had an old family friend countersigned, she was v good and took my Dad into a different room to talk to him about it and make sure he understood. All signed, spent off to the lpg and certified documents came back within a couple of weeks. Very straightforward and no need for a solicitor.

PIL used a solicitor for theirs, who made it overly complicated it and actually caused an issue after MIL died suddenly. Cost PIL a lot of money for no benefit that we could see.

If you are halfway competent at admin it is very simple.

Sorry OPG not lpg.

Hi @MaggieFS LPA's are not hard to do yourself. A bit of advice, make sure you put at least 2 people to be attorneys and for them to be able to make decisions jointly and severely, that makes everything easier when it comes to using them cause you won't need both attorneys together at all times. Also register them as soon as possible. If you need any advice I'm happy to help, I've done quite few of them.

Thanks @EssexGurl and @SoonToBeMrs91 that's really helpful to know and both along the lines of what I was thinking.

DP used a solicitor because DF was already terminally ill but still had mental capacity when they did theirs and they had enough else going on, and I haven't seen anyone else's.

There's a tiny part of me that thinks 'golly it's giving people a lot of power' allowing them to act severally, but I guess that's the point of trust, plus having jointly executed DF's estate over a great distance it was a PITA.

Yes, DH and i have done both financial and health ones. Another point, as well as naming our two DC we should have put each others names down so that we each have a say if the other one needs help. I forgot so if DH needs help im not named - but we are leaving it as it is as we trust the kids. Also check and double check every part is signed as i missed a signature on one i did for MIL and had to re-do it and pay 1/2 to submit again!