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How much does a Lasting Power of Attorney cost?
The OPG registration fee is £92 per LPA. Pick which LPAs you're making — and whether a fee reduction applies — and see your exact total. No sign-up, no obligation.
Which LPAs
Paying less
The OPG reduces or waives the fee in some circumstances (claimed with form LPA120).
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Form LPA120 — the remission and exemption rules
If your gross annual income before tax is below £12,000, the OPG halves the fee to £46 per LPA. If you receive certain means-tested benefits — such as Income Support — the fee is waived entirely. Either way you apply with form LPA120, sent in with your application, with evidence (gov.uk).Why most people make both types
The two LPAs do different jobs: property & financial affairs covers money, bills and the home; health & welfare covers care and medical decisions. One does not stand in for the other — which is why most people register both, and why the fee is charged per document.How long registration takes
The OPG says it takes 8 to 10 weeks to register an LPA if there are no mistakes in the application (gov.uk). An LPA cannot be used until it is registered — most people register well before it is needed.What the OPG charges
Total registration fees for 2 LPAs:
£184
- Property & financial affairs
- £92
- Health & welfare
- £92
- Total OPG fees
- £184
The honest bit
That’s the registration cost. Doing the forms yourself is free; professional drafting helps most where decisions are complex, family dynamics are tricky, or you want certainty it’s right — fixed fees agreed up front.Know the fees — then get the forms right first time with a fixed-fee consultation.
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Guidance, not advice. OPG fees (£92 per LPA, up from £82 for applications from 17 November 2025) and the remission rules are from gov.uk, England & Wales, checked June 2026. Eligibility for a remission or exemption is assessed by the OPG for each donor individually. LPAs are not regulated by the FCA.
The LPA fee, and the 2025 increase
Every Lasting Power of Attorney must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian before it can be used, and the OPG charges a fee per document: £92, for applications received from 17 November 2025 — the first LPA fee increase in years, up from £82 (gov.uk). Because the fee is per LPA, the totals stack quickly: both types for one person is £184, and a couple making both types each pays £368. If income is low or certain means-tested benefits are in payment, form LPA120 cuts the fee to £46 or removes it entirely. Our guide to what an LPA really costs breaks the whole picture down.
The fee buys the registration, not the thinking. The harder questions — who your attorneys should be, how they may act, what instructions or preferences to include — are covered in our full guide to Lasting Powers of Attorney, and there are particular wrinkles when you are arranging an LPA for an elderly parent, where capacity and timing matter most.
Doing it yourself vs getting help
You do not need a solicitor to make an LPA. The forms are free, gov.uk has an online service, and a straightforward case done carefully will register without drama — that is the honest answer, and it is fine. Professional drafting earns its keep at the edges: blended families, business interests, attorneys who may disagree, instructions that need precise wording, or simply wanting certainty that the forms will not bounce. A rejected application costs a repeat fee and restarts the 8-to-10 week registration clock — and an LPA that registers but says the wrong thing is harder to fix than to get right first time.
LPAs are one piece of the wider picture. Run the 90-second estate planning checklist to see what else is — and isn’t — in place, or our estate planning service covers wills, LPAs and trusts in one fixed-fee review, agreed up front.
LPA costs: common questions
How much does it cost to register an LPA?+
The Office of the Public Guardian charges £92 to register each Lasting Power of Attorney in England and Wales (gov.uk). The fee rose from £82 to £92 for applications received from 17 November 2025. It is charged per document — so making both types means two fees, £184 per person.
What do both types of LPA cost for a couple?+
Four documents: two types each for two people. At £92 per LPA that is 4 × £92 = £368 in OPG registration fees. Each person makes their own LPAs — a couple cannot share one document — which is why the count, not the household, drives the cost.
Can I pay a reduced fee — or no fee at all?+
Yes. If the donor's gross annual income before tax is below £12,000, the OPG halves the fee to £46 per LPA. If the donor receives certain means-tested benefits, such as Income Support, the fee is waived entirely. Either way you claim with form LPA120, sent in with the application along with evidence. Eligibility is assessed for each donor individually, so in a couple each person claims separately.
How much do solicitors charge for an LPA?+
Professional fees vary with the firm and how complex your circumstances are — as a broad market guide, many firms charge a few hundred pounds per person, commonly somewhere in the £300 to £600 range, on top of the OPG fee. Whoever you use, the fee worth having is a fixed one agreed up front, before any work begins, so you know exactly where you stand.
How long does it take to register an LPA?+
The OPG says it takes 8 to 10 weeks to register an LPA if there are no mistakes in the application (gov.uk). An LPA cannot be used until it has been registered, which is why people register well before it is needed — waiting until capacity is already failing is the one timing mistake that cannot be undone.
Can I make an LPA myself, without a solicitor?+
Yes — honestly, you can. The forms are free, gov.uk has an online service, and the only unavoidable cost is the £92 registration fee per LPA. Professional help earns its keep where decisions are complex, family dynamics are tricky, or a mistake would be costly: errors can mean a rejected application, a repeat fee and weeks of delay, and a badly worded LPA can tie attorneys' hands when it matters most.
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