Getting started as an attorney: property and financial affairs
What to do first if you're acting for someone under a lasting power of attorney for financial decisions.
Applies to England and Wales
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If someone chooses you to make decisions for them in case they lose mental capacity, find out more about your duties and how you can prepare.
These leaflets include practical advice such as:
- understanding how the person prefers to spend and save
- helping them to make decisions
- involving friends and family
- dealing with banks and other companies
For an overview of your duties, read the guidance on acting as an attorney.
The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice has more on the legal background to what you can and can’t do as an attorney.
Alternative formats
You can email customerservices@publicguardian.gov.uk to get a document in large print. Please include your address.
Last updated 5 September 2018 + show all updates
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Updated the new Court of Protection fee (£385, down from £400)
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Added translation
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Added the British Bankers' Association guidance for people wanting to manage a bank account for someone else
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Added translation
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Addition of a large print version of the document LP11 and a Welsh translation of the page
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First published.