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| What it says on the packet. On our 'to do' list. Started to ring round for prices and fell off my chair. It's prohibitive - no wonder so few people set them up!
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Not sure what the current price is but it was not particularly expensive last time we were involved with setting one up - unless you mean when you have to go through the court procedure which is mega expensive.
David
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| Have you looked at the official site for doing this? publicguardian.gov.uk I think the system has changed recently, but a couple of years ago we set one up for my grandparents. We were dealing with a lawyer for something else and enquired about her doing it, she said it was easy enough to do it yourself and it was. Filled a couple of forms out and sent a cheque for it to be registered - very straightforward.
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One of my first stops will be Amazon to get a book about it all. I know it has changed recently - it's trickier to set up than it was and the courts have to get involved. Apparently people were abusing the old system - now why am I not surprised - so they had to tighten up on things.
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| I've set one up but can't remember the cost, which means it was not too expensive. I'm sure it saves a lot of legal costs in the long run if families have to go to court for permission to handle your affairs. In my opinion it is better to have one in place 'just in case' - and better to do it while fit and well. It does give peace of mind knowing that your affairs will be handled by family members, or whoever you choose, should you not be able to deal with them yourself. Whatever age we are we can face sudden trauma which leaves us unable to deal with our own affairs. So, I'll be sailing away on the Christmas cruise in the knowledge that if I slip, knock my head and fall into a coma, my affairs will be in good hands. Cheerful soul aren't I !!!!! Cheers Brenda
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| There is, as already mentioned an official government website for this - can't remember it off the top of my head, but I think I accessed it via direct.gov.uk . There are forms which can be downloaded and printed out which cover both Power of Attorney and Enduring Power of Attorney. I can recall that you have to provide a list of certain relations, in a particular order; and that these people have to be aware/notified of what you are doing - it may well be that either you have to prove that you have sent them the details, or that additionally they have to confirm that they have been informed. Also another difference is that with EPOA the person undertaking the task has to keep accurate financial records. I think it comes under either Family Division of Queens Bench, or maybe Lord Chamberlains Office - so much water has gone under the bridge I can't even remember where the paperwork is! Anyway, the forms are pretty straightforward, and once you have followed the instructions, it is just as mentioned in another post above a matter of sending a cheque to cover the actual government fee. Good luck.
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| We set ours up 5 years ago £80. The law changed substantially 2 years ago and although ours is still valid it will now cost you approx £2000. As has allready been said 'abuses' were common. Did not need to cost £2000 to stop 'abuses' but we are all old enough to realise that 'stopping an abuse' is usually the green light to charge for another abuse. Trust me , when the time comes you will wish you had 'done' it. Pay up and have a good cry!
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Go to:
forms etc
All info and forms here
David
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| LINDA@KEEN => We set ours up 5 years ago £80. The law changed substantially 2 years ago and although ours is still valid it will now cost you approx £2000. I am glad you added that because my memory was that it had cost about £80 when we did it in 2007. I was going to check it when I got home ... but if there was a law change so that somehow somebody could extract even more money from what are often vulnerable people in society then, under this government, that would not surprise me.
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| I set one up about three months ago, with the help of a lawyer as I loathe and detest form-filling. In hindsight I am sure I could have managed the forms myself but it is a huge, very daunting document! My lawyer's fees for this were £600 plus whatever the fee was to register it with the Office of the Public Guardian - £125 if my memory serves me correctly.
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