The Office of the Public Guardian rejected over 50,000 applications in the period 2023 to 2024. That was over 30,000 Property and Financial affairs and over 20,000 Health and Welfare LPAs. This was in just one year owing to mistakes made on the application forms!.
If an LPA is rejected then you will need to apply again and potentially pay the repeat application fee of £41. This can lead to frustration, sadness and anxiety.
Read the Guides – Do your Homework
We cannot stress strongly enough to do your homework. The time you take to read the guides ahead of making your application will pay dividends.
We know not everyone likes to read the small print and just wants to jump right in. However, this has a greater chance to fail. With something as important as your LPA you should strive to get it right first time. If slow and steady is not your style then why not ask us to help.
Check and Double Check
It is essential that you check all details thoroughly for mistakes and that you follow the rules exactly. That is what we would do for you.
For example, signatures must be dated in the correct order and witnessed by eligible people. You should take the time to do this or better still let us check them for you. You could save time and money in the long run.
If you make spelling mistakes this can store up problems for the future. Any errors contained in the details such as the spelling of a name would not stop the LPA being approved. However, this could rendered it unusable if identity details provided do not match exactly what is written in the registered LPA.
Your application can take up to 20 weeks but mistakes can lead to longer timescales and may increase your costs.
See tips on the Gov.uk website to avoid errors
Don’t delay, if you haven’t already checked out our guide then why not start now with the LPA Agency