The cheapest way to make an LPA
The cheapest route is the free GOV.UK tool plus the £92 registration fee. The cheapest route with your answers checked and a signing guide is £49 with us, plus the same £92. Nobody can avoid the £92 unless they qualify for a fee reduction, whichever route they take.
Make your LPA online for £49
Answer simple questions. We prepare your LPA documents from your answers, ready for the next steps.
- £49 per LPA, or £79 for both types
- No solicitor required for straightforward LPAs
- Plain English questions, one screen at a time
- Save your progress and come back to it
- Checked for common completion errors as you go
- Review everything before you pay
The Office of the Public Guardian charges a separate £92 to register each LPA.
Every route, total cost for one LPA
| Route | Service fee | OPG fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOV.UK, entirely yourself | £0 | £92 | £92 |
| LPAs Online | £49 | £92 | £141 |
| High street solicitor | £300-£600 | £92 | £392-£692 |
| Will-writing firm bundle | £150-£400 | £92 | £242-£492 |
We say this plainly because it is true: GOV.UK is free and it works. People pay us because they want the questions in plainer English, their answers checked for common errors, and a signing guide that names every page. Full cost breakdown, including a couple making both types, is on what an LPA costs.
How to pay less than £92
- Income under £12,000 a year: half fee, £46 instead of £92.
- Certain means-tested benefits: no fee at all.
- You apply for this directly with the OPG using form LPA120A, regardless of who prepared your LPA.
The hidden cost of free
Free is genuinely free only if the form is accepted first time. If a fully DIY application is rejected for a signing order error, you pay nothing extra to the OPG on resubmission, but you lose the four weeks already spent in the statutory notice period and start that clock again. That is the real cost that a £0 headline price does not show.
Signing and registering, whichever route you choose
The cheapest route does not change the legal requirements. Whether you use GOV.UK's free tool, our £49 service, or a solicitor, the donor, certificate provider and attorneys must sign in the same order, and the same £92 fee (or reduced fee) is paid to the same Office of the Public Guardian. The savings are entirely in the preparation stage, not in the registration itself.
A worked example comparing the two cheapest routes
Barbara compares the entirely free GOV.UK route with our £49 guided service. She decides the £49 is worth paying because she is unsure about the certificate provider rules and wants her answers checked before she commits to printing. Her sister, in a similar position with a simpler family situation and more confidence in reading the official notes, uses the free route instead. Both end up with a validly registered LP1F for £92 plus whatever they paid to prepare it — £92 for Barbara's sister, £141 for Barbara.
Where cutting cost too far causes problems
- Skipping the step of checking a certificate provider's eligibility to save time, only to have the OPG reject the application later
- Using a template with no accompanying guidance and guessing at the signing order
- Not budgeting for the £92 fee at all, and being unable to complete registration once the document is signed
Common questions
Is there ever a reason to pay more than £49 for preparation?
Yes, if your situation involves complications a guided service is not designed to handle — a business, a trust, or a family dispute, for example.
Can I get the £92 fee waived entirely?
Only if the donor receives certain means-tested benefits. Otherwise the lowest it goes is £46 on a low income.
Is the free GOV.UK route actually complete, or does it need extras?
It is complete on its own — you can prepare, sign and register an LPA using only GOV.UK's free guidance and forms, paying nothing beyond the £92 registration fee.
Does paying more always mean less risk of rejection?
Not necessarily. A careful, patient DIY applicant using the free route can avoid all the common errors; paying for a guided or solicitor service reduces the risk further by building the checks in rather than relying on you catching everything yourself.
Read next
Where this fits
This page is part of LPA costs and fees. The pages below take it further.
- What an LPA costs in 2026
Our £49 and £79 prices, the £92 OPG registration fee, and solicitor comparisons.
- Solicitor, GOV.UK or online?
An honest comparison, including when you genuinely should pay a solicitor.
See the full cost before you commit
£49 per LPA, £79 for both, plus the £92 the Office of the Public Guardian charges to register each one.
The Office of the Public Guardian charges a separate £92 to register each LPA.
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