True Bearing
Lasting Powers of Attorney
True Bearing Legal Services are here to provide you and your loved ones with accurate and reliable advice around setting up Lasting Powers of Attorney. The use of a professional, experienced adviser during the process of applying for an LPA is essential to avoid any mistakes which could mean that your documents are rejected by the courts, adding time, money and stress to the process. Our Legal Intermediaries will advise you and complete the process for you.
Have you considered what would happen if you become unable to handle your own financial and medical decisions? This is referred to as ‘losing capacity’ and could result from a medical condition such as dementia or through an accident. By having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) in place, you will have peace of mind that your wishes will be acknowledged and someone will be able to make decisions on your behalf.
An LPA is a legally binding document that appoints one or more people to deal with your affairs. It allows you to plan in advance and gives reassurance, not just to you but to your family in the event that you are no longer able to make your own decisions. Your appointee must act in your best interests at all times.
An LPA can only be set up whilst you have capacity. If you do not have an LPA in place and you become in the position of needing to pass control of your affairs to a third party, it will be too late and your family will need to consider the other options such as pursing a deputyship through the courts (which can take many months). During this period, things can stall financially, your funds will be frozen and medical professionals will make decisions on your behalf, not your appointed attorney’s. Therefore, the importance of having an LPA in place even if you are currently fit and healthy, cannot be understated.
To get started, call us on 01257 260011 to arrange your first appointment at our expense, or fill out our contact form to request a call back.

Our Services
Our Legal Services team is made up of Legal Intermediaries who have the legal knowledge and experience to guide you through the process of applying for an LPA. There are two types; health and welfare, property and financial affairs, both of which our Legal Services team will be able to assist you with.
Health and welfare Lasting Power of Attorney
This type of LPA relates to decisions around your health and welfare. This could be anything from decisions around medical treatment following an accident, to decisions relating to living arrangements and care requirements.
Property and financial affairs Lasting Power of Attorney
A property and financial affairs LPA allows you to choose one or more people to make property and financial affairs decisions on your behalf. For example, if you need to go into a residential home, then having an LPA in place means decisions could be made about any property you own.
How True Bearing Legal Services Can Help You
Here at True Bearing we have more than 7,000 clients with a retention rate of over 99%. Our Legal Intermediaries have completed a programme of thorough and rigorous training in order to develop the level of knowledge required to assist with a range of complex legal matters.
Alongside Lasting Power of Attorney, we are also able to help our clients with Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning. By engaging the services of a Legal Intermediary, you will be working with a knowledgeable professional who will be on hand to advise you every step of the way.
The initial appointment with the Legal Intermediary will be at our expense and can take place either in the comfort of your own home, online though Microsoft teams or in our offices in Chorley. We believe in transparency so our fees will always be communicated to you before going ahead.
Contact Us
True Bearing Legal Services can provide you with the Lasting Power of Attorney advice that you will need to ensure that your chosen attorney will be able to manage your financial and health affairs if you become unable to. To find out more, get in touch with us today to arrange a one-to-one introductory meeting. This will give you an opportunity to discuss your circumstances with us, so that we can advise you on the right services to meet your needs.
Give us a call on 01257 260011 to arrange your no-obligation meeting, or fill out our contact form to request a call back at your convenience.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions about Lasting Powers of Attorney
It is a legal document in which you nominate a person or persons to be authorised to make decisions on your behalf if you became unable to.
There are two types; a Lasting Power of Attorney in relation to your property and financial affairs (e.g. Bank accounts, stocks and shares, house, benefits etc.) and a Lasting Power of Attorney in relation to your health and welfare (e.g. making medical/welfare decisions). We recommend you set up both types.
Anyone over the age of 18. They could be a friend or family member but equally you could appoint a solicitor
Your attorneys’ power will end if they die, lose capacity or become bankrupt. This is why you are able to appoint more than one person, just in case your original appointee becomes unable to act as your attorney. Their power also ends upon your death.
If you did not set up an LPA and then you were deemed as having lost capacity, then the only way a person can be legally appointed to manage your affairs would be through a Deputyship Order at the Court of Protection. This is costly and can take a long time to resolve.
Once the documents are submitted you should expect to be waiting for a period of up to twelve weeks, but at the current time this may be extended further. This is why we would always advise to set up an LPA in good time, well before it is required.