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Can you make an LPA for free?

Guidance from Estate Advisory Group

The forms and the GOV.UK tool are free. The £92 registration fee is not, unless you qualify for an exemption. Nobody can register an LPA for free otherwise.

Free

  • The official LP1F and LP1H forms and GOV.UK guidance.
  • The GOV.UK online tool, which lets you complete and save the forms.
  • Registration itself, if the donor qualifies for a fee exemption.
  • Guides like these.

Not free

  • The £92 OPG registration fee, unless exempt or reduced.
  • A professional certificate provider, if you use a GP or solicitor.
  • Certified copies for banks, if a solicitor certifies them.
  • Any checking, guidance or document service — including ours.

Where to get free help

Age UK and Citizens Advice can help you understand the process, and some local authorities and charities run LPA support sessions. Some employers and unions offer legal benefit schemes that cover LPAs. If money is genuinely tight, GOV.UK plus a fee exemption is the cheapest complete route, and we will say so rather than pretend otherwise — see our comparison.

Be wary of 'free LPA' offers

Free LPA promotions are often loss-leaders for will writing or estate planning products, sometimes with expensive add-ons. Read what you are signing up to.

Common questions

So why pay £49?

For guided questions, eligibility checks on your attorneys and certificate provider, a consistency check across the document and a personalised signing pack. If you are confident with forms, the free route is legitimately fine.

Is the GOV.UK tool any good?

Yes — it is well built and free. It does not, however, check whether your choice of certificate provider is allowed or whether your instructions will be accepted.

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This is general information about how Lasting Powers of Attorney work in England and Wales. It is not legal advice about your situation. What we do and do not do.

Published by Estate Advisory Group