Adel Wills

08/06/2025

Once you have your registered LPA deed the next step is to create a certified copy.

07/06/2025

16/06/2023

I meet my Yorkshire clients wherever they feel most comfortable in their own home, office or local cafe.
This morning I met a client who had travelled from Manchester by train to Leeds so we met at the Queen’s Hotel in Leeds city centre.

06/06/2023

20 weeks ………

Did you know that before Lasting Powers of Attorney can be used they have to registered with the Office of the Public Guardian?

And that it’s currently taking the Office of the Public Guardian a scandalous 20 weeks to complete that formal registration process?

Just one of the reasons you need to take action and put your LPAs in place way before you think you may need them!

08/04/2021

Have you been watching Matt Baker's Our Farm in the Dales on channel 4? A real life case study of the difficult conversations to be had when the tables turn and a child becomes the parent. (It happened to me and my mother).
Is it you? The next step is to put in place the right legal documents to ensure you or your parents choose trusted family or friends to make decisions and act on their behalf and in their best interests if they are not able to.
I am always happy to have a chat.

When farmer Janice Baker had an accident, her son Matt moved home so he could help out.

17/07/2020

To be valid a Lasting Power of Attorney needs to be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. There is a further twist - to be able to use the LPA it has to be first registered with a variety of organisations eg banks, building societies. To speed up the process after 17 July 2020 an on line search can be undertaken provided you follow the steps to creating an account.
LPA's created before 17 July 2020 will be subject to a phased roll out.

News and updates from the Office of the Public Guardian

26/01/2020

It's important for you to realise that if you are unmarried and living with your partner you are in a vulnerable financial position.
If your partner dies without making a will then the Rules of Intestacy apply:
If you have children together your children would inherit everything and you would get nothing! Instead you would be left having to make a financial claim through the courts against your deceased partners estate.
Even worse .........
If you are living with your partner and have no children and your partner dies without a will then your partner's parents inherit everything and you get nothing!

20/09/2019

Are you or your clients due a refund? Between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2017 anyone who made a Lasting Power of Attorney was overcharged by the Office of the Public Guardian and are entitled to a partial refund of the fee they paid on registration. However only a quarter entitled have claimed their refunds. If you or someone you know is affected then it is well worth doing so and the process is easy. .

All those eligible for a partial refund on their power of attorney fees can apply from today (1 February 2018).

11/09/2019

I recently came across an old journal of my grandfather and discovered things I never knew about him.
When Attorneys step into their role under a Lasting Power of Attorney it’s useful to know and understand the history of the person they act for. Without documenting precious memories there is a danger that those memories will be lost forever. A starting point is to have gentle conversations I love this book for it’s querky questions

20/04/2019

Lasting Powers of Attorney are a vital piece of the jigsaw in making sure YOU are protected - why would you leave it to chance?

🗣️ Anyone 18 and over can have a and it gives people you trust the power to protect you, even if you never need it. Visit us online to find out more about making your LPA 🖥️ www.gov.uk/opg