Power of attorney fee refund scheme launched

Did you or someone you know register a lasting power of attorney between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2017. If you did, you may be entitled to a part refund of the registration fee. The Government announced recently that a refund scheme has been launched. This is because the cost of running the Office of Public Guardian has reduced as more and more people have applied to register LPAs. However, the registration fees were not reduced to take this into account until April 2017. The refund scheme also applies to fees payable for registrations of enduring powers of attorney during this period.

If you have any questions or wish to discuss powers of attorney with us generally, please contact our wills & probate team. 

You can obtain further information about how to make a refund claim and the amount of any refund by clicking here.