How much does a Lasting Power of Attorney cost?

Two separate fees: ours and the OPG's

It's easy to conflate the cost of getting an LPA prepared with the cost of registering it, but they're always two different payments to two different organisations. Being clear about the split matters, because it explains why our £49 fee looks so different from a solicitor's few hundred pounds — we're only charging for the same thing solicitors charge for: preparing accurate paperwork.

Full cost breakdown: one LPA, both LPAs, and a couple doing all four

Most people need more than one LPA. A single person making both a property and financial affairs LPA and a health and welfare LPA pays the OPG fee twice — once per document — because each LPA is legally a separate instrument, even though the forms can be completed at the same time.

A couple making four LPAs through a solicitor, by contrast, could realistically pay anywhere from around £1,200 to well over £3,000 in professional fees alone, before the £368 in OPG registration fees — the exact figure depends heavily on the firm, the region, and whether the visit is in person or the paperwork is more complex than average.

Fee remission and exemption

The OPG offers help with its registration fee for people on lower incomes, applied for separately from — and on top of — whichever route you use to prepare the forms.

• Fee remission: a 50% reduction on the £92 registration fee (so £46 per LPA) if the donor's gross annual income is under £12,000.
• Fee exemption: no registration fee at all if the donor receives certain means-tested benefits, such as Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or income-based Employment and Support Allowance.
• Remission and exemption apply to each LPA registered, so a person registering two LPAs may save on both.
• These rules and thresholds are set by the OPG and can change — always check the current position on GOV.UK or with the OPG directly before you rely on a figure.

Our fee exemption and remission guide explains how to apply and what evidence the OPG typically asks for.

What a solicitor's fee usually includes — and when it's worth paying

Solicitors' fees for LPAs vary a great deal, but a typical package tends to include a face-to-face or phone meeting, drafting the forms, acting as (or arranging) the certificate provider, and checking the paperwork before it's sent to the OPG. Some firms charge a flat package price for one or two LPAs; others bill by the hour, which is where costs can escalate quickly if your situation needs more time.

Paying for a solicitor tends to be worth it when the donor's circumstances are genuinely complex — for example, disputes within the family about who should act, a trust or business ownership that needs specific tailoring, or where there's real doubt about the donor's mental capacity and a professional capacity assessment is needed. See our guide on whether you need a solicitor for an LPA for a fuller comparison.

For the more typical situation — a donor who clearly has capacity and straightforward wishes about who should act for them — the legal requirements are the same whether a solicitor fills in the form or you do it yourself with structured guidance, which is the gap LPAs Online is built to fill.

Hidden or unexpected costs to budget for

The headline fee for preparing an LPA isn't always the whole story. A handful of smaller costs come up at different stages, and it's worth knowing about them in advance rather than being caught out.

• Posting the forms to the OPG — first-class postage or a tracked/signed-for service if you want confirmation of delivery.
• Identity checks — some routes to registration, or some certificate providers, may ask for certified ID documents.
• Certified copies — banks and other organisations often want a certified copy of the registered LPA rather than the original; solicitors typically charge a per-copy fee to certify these, though attorneys can also certify copies themselves in many cases. See certified copies of an LPA.
• Bank charges for registering an LPA — some banks apply an administrative charge to add an attorney's authority to an account, though many do not.
• Correcting mistakes — if the OPG rejects an application for an error, you may need to resubmit, and in some cases pay the £92 fee again.

The cost of getting it wrong — or doing nothing

The real financial risk with LPAs isn't the £92 or the £49 — it's not having one in place when it's needed. If someone loses mental capacity without a registered LPA, their family cannot simply step in to manage their bank accounts, sell their house, or make care decisions on their behalf. Instead, someone has to apply to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order.

In almost every case, making an LPA in advance is dramatically cheaper, faster, and gives the donor control over who acts for them — deputyship is a court-imposed fallback, not an equivalent alternative.

Costs of changing or cancelling an LPA later

An LPA isn't a one-off decision that locks you in. While the donor has mental capacity, they can revoke an LPA entirely, and certain administrative changes — such as notifying the OPG that an attorney has died or lost capacity — don't require a new registration fee.

• Revoking an LPA while you have capacity is free, though you should notify the OPG and destroy the registered document.
• Making a brand new LPA to replace a cancelled one counts as a fresh application, so the £92 registration fee (and any preparation fee) applies again.
• Removing or replacing an attorney partway through sometimes requires a deed of partial revocation, which can involve legal costs if drafted by a solicitor.
• Notifying changes such as an attorney's change of address is usually free and just requires informing the OPG.

Read more in our guide to changing or cancelling an LPA.

Is an LPA worth the cost?

Set against the cost, time, and stress of a Court of Protection deputyship application, an LPA is one of the more cost-effective pieces of legal paperwork most adults will ever arrange. Our guide is an LPA worth it? weighs this up in more detail, and our free LPA options guide explains the (limited) circumstances in which fee exemption can bring the cost down to nothing beyond your own time.

For most people, the practical choice is between doing it yourself for free (other than the OPG fee), using a fixed-fee online service like ours for £49–£79, or paying a solicitor several hundred pounds per LPA for full advice. Our LPA cost comparison to fixed fee page sets these three routes out side by side.