Sign a Lasting Power of Attorney in the wrong order and it cannot be corrected — the whole document is void and must be made again, with the registration fee paid a second time. Here is exactly how our service works, who signs when, and how we help you get it right.
Everything from us arrives by email. You will need a printer, and you arrange your own certificate provider and witnesses.
Tell us who your attorneys are, how you want them to make decisions, and your preferences. Take your time — the detail here is what we build from.
A qualified paralegal prepares your Property & Financial Affairs and Health & Welfare LPAs, checks them for the errors that commonly cause rejection, and emails them to you as drafts with a plain-English guide and detailed signing instructions.
Check every name, title, date of birth and address against passports and driving licences rather than from memory. Mismatched names are the single most common reason applications are returned. We amend until you are happy.
You arrange your certificate provider and witnesses and sign in the order set out below. We offer two forms of support, both included in your fee. See signing-day support.
When the call is arranged: once you have approved your drafts and chosen a date for signing, tell us the date and we will book the Teams call around it. There is nothing to arrange when you order.
You post the signed originals to the OPG using the checklist we provide. The OPG will telephone you to take the registration fee by card, then post your registered LPAs directly back to you. Registration takes roughly 8 to 20 weeks.
Every LPA needs one. They confirm you understand the document and are not being pressured into it. You arrange this yourself — we can talk you through it if you are unsure.
If the OPG later finds your certificate provider was not eligible, the LPA is invalid — even if everything else was done perfectly. Choose carefully, and ask us if you are not certain.
This sequence is set by law. Signing out of order cannot be fixed by crossing out and re-signing — the LPA is void and a new one must be made and paid for.
Your witness signs immediately afterwards. Your witness cannot be one of your attorneys.
They must sign after you and before any attorney. This is the step most often done out of order.
Replacement attorneys must sign too — forgetting this is a common reason packs are returned. Attorneys may sign in any order among themselves, and one attorney may witness another's signature. You cannot witness your own attorney's signature.
Black or blue ink only, never pencil. Date every signature with the actual date of signing — nothing pre-dated or post-dated. No correction fluid, Tippex or stickers: if you make a mistake, put a single line through it, write the correction alongside and initial it. Keep the two LPAs completely separate and do not mix their pages.
Because the order matters and every signature needs the right witness, the simplest approach by far is to gather the donor, all attorneys, replacement attorneys, the certificate provider and witnesses in one room on one afternoon. It turns a fiddly sequence into a single sitting — and it is the arrangement least likely to go wrong.
Two ways we can help you get the signing right. Both are free, both are optional, and you choose on the order form or by email. We arrange the call after you have approved your drafts and settled on a signing date — there is nothing to book when you order.
We join a video call while everyone is together and talk you through the sequence live — who signs which section, in what order, who witnesses what, and how to date each page. Questions get answered as they come up rather than afterwards.
Once everything is signed, we go through the completed pack with you on a video call before you post it — checking every signature, date and witness detail is present and in the right place, and that nothing is missing.
We are not witnessing your signatures. A witness must be physically in the room and watch the person sign; that cannot be done over video. We are not acting as your certificate provider — you arrange your own. And this is guidance on completing the forms correctly, not legal advice on whether an LPA is right for you.
Two fees, paid to two different places. Ours covers preparing the documents and supporting you through signing. The registration fee is set by the government and paid directly to the Office of the Public Guardian.
| Single person | Couple | |
|---|---|---|
| Our fee — both LPAs prepared, guides, signing-day support | £500 | £850 |
| OPG registration fee — £92 per LPA, paid direct to the OPG | £184 | £368 |
| Total | £684 | £1,218 |
You may pay a reduced fee or none at all if you receive certain means-tested benefits or your gross annual income is under £12,000. If that may apply, we include form LPA120 in your pack — it must be posted with your LPA and cannot be claimed afterwards. Eligibility is decided by the OPG.
Without a registered LPA, nobody has an automatic right to manage your affairs if you lose capacity — not a spouse, not an adult child. Your family would have to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed as your deputy: an application fee running to several hundred pounds, an annual supervision fee for as long as the deputyship lasts, months of waiting, and ongoing reporting. An LPA made now avoids all of it.
Complete the order form and we will have your draft LPAs with you within 48 hours. Not sure whether this is right for you? Email us first — we would rather talk it through than have you order something that does not suit.
Order your LPA package Ask a questionKent Online Legal Document Service is a document preparation service. We are not a law firm and are not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Nothing on this page is legal advice. All parties must have mental capacity and must sign freely and voluntarily. We recommend seeking independent legal advice from a qualified solicitor before signing any legal document. England and Wales only.