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What if I get my LPA wrong – will it cost more at Registration?

This is a significant reason to choose a professional to prepare your LPA.  Registration of your LPA at the Office of the Public Guardian will cost you £82 per person per appointment.  So, a married couple registering both Health & Welfare LPA plus Property & Affairs LPA they will have registration fees of £82 x 4, or £328!  If you get it wrong you may be forced to start again from scratch, and a further cost of £328!  Even minor corrects are charged by the OPG at a further fee of £41 per form per person.  And, it is likely to delay the completion of your LPA’s be many weeks.  (summer 2024)

Wish to do Lasting Powers of Attorney Yourself or Advance Directive? 
Tipi Wills provides a solution to meet you halfway 

We recognise that many people are looking for ways to keep costs down.  There are a number of different types of services or products that enable people to do certain things for themselves.  Sometimes this creates risk and problems.  

Our planning work recognises the need to focus on the practical application and purpose of these legal documents and so combines planning for care with the various aspects of estate planning.  

We have devised a comprehensive Advance Care Plan Plus which combines critical health care information with health legal instructions.  The file holds a detailed and thorough Advance Care Plan within a file that stores all your care needs and wishes.  This combines with legal documents creating a CENTRALISED STORE for all the healthcare needs for your family and healthcare professionals.  PLUS the file has preprinted the forms for a HEALTH AND WELFARE LASTING POWER OF ATTORNEY and an ADVANCE DIRECTIVE / LIVING WILL both of which provide free support and information via websites and free telephone consults.  The forms are within the file so all you have to do is to complete and send off.  NO PROFESSIONAL COSTS INVOLVED if you do not need to.

This provides you with choices

When preparing the forms, you may feel confident in completing the Lasting Power of Attorney form yourself and using the FREE support and guidance provided by the the .gov website and their telephone number.  Similarly with the Advance Directive, sometimes called a Living Will.  These forms are critical to provide family with the authority to act on your behalf should incapacity arise for any reason, short term or long term.  Healthcare workers will easily know who to turn to and how to contact them and lifts some of the burden off GPs.

You may wish to speak to someone you know with experience in successfully completing these forms or you may wish to book some of my time to provide guidance to complete.  The choice is yours.

The Advance Care Plan Plus is a robust file that you keep with you in all care and recovery situations, at home or in hospital or nursing home.  Your carers and healthcare givers will be most grateful for accessible critical information.

 

Your ACaPP contains a great deal of guidance and information to help you complete the file yourself and introduces you to Bearbear and Tomo.  They help you navigate and consider sensitive subjects.  Here is an example of one of their conversations you will find in the file :    

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There are huge benefits of having this completed file if physical and mental frailty or full incapacity should arise.  Your family will know exactly what to do and what your wishes are and so will your healthcare providers.  Plus you will save the NHS and your local authority social services, quite literally millions of pounds in legal processes.  You are protected by many laws and rules, such as under the Mental Health Act and this means applications may have to be made to the courts and Office of the Public Guardian by your family and/or social services and/or the NHS if you do not have the nessary legal documentation in place when you no longer have the ability to voice your wishes.  This can mean needed decisions have to be delayed, time is wasted and it can be lengthy with significant costs to your family and/or NHS and LA will be incurred.  This is not to ignore the additional stress and pain that could have been avoided.  This file helps you to address this.

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Costs for Lasting Power of Attorney or Advance Directive are often quoted low and shown as "from" leading you into higher fees you feel are unavoidable.  A Lasting Power of Attorney on avarage will cost you £400 per Lasting Power of Attorney.  An Advance Directive may cost you around £200 to £250. 

We keep costs clear, fixed with no luring you in.  The choice is entirely yours.

Using the Advance Care Plan Plus can save you a great deal.  At a cost of £195 you have saved on the professional costs of a Lasting Power of Attorney and an Advance Directive and are provided with everything you need to put a full healthcare plan together.  If however you wish to book some professional help and guidance you can.  Purchasing the Advance Care Plan Plus (ACaPP) will entitle you to a 20% reduction in my hourly fee giving your further confidence in budget management.  

We aim to meet you halfway and provide you with an affordable solution where you choose how much you involve a professional, and how much you do yourself.  It ensures you have protected yourself and your family in the most thoughtful way should frailty and incapacity arise.  If it is needed it is often during a very difficult time.  It may be the greatest security and gift you give. 

To further support you and break down the barriers of cost, you will find low fixed cost Lasting Power of Attorneys provided by Tipi Wills.  When Health and Welfare and Finance Lasting Power of Attorney are done together a large saving is available.  If this is combined with a Will you will gain a further discount.  Prices and discounts give you a clear ability to budget and put plans in place. 

Click here for more information on Fixed Price Bundles

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You will receive a Will Storage Card after you have completed your Will and any other documents created with us.  This is business card size so that it can be stored in your purse or wallet.  It is unfortunately common for there to be a Will but no Will can be found.  Please ask if you would like more than one card.

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