Refund of LPA fees

Auntieflo. Flipping predictive text again!

Auntie fly, still worth applying . The claim procedure is very simple but you could phone them if you paid via your solicitor. Or phone your solicitor and ask.

We had ours done, by solicitors, when we re-made our wills, so I don't suppose anything will be refundable.

Sorry...predictive spelling gone mad ? ..I meant one for Health and the other for Finance

Us it necessary to do both LPAs....one for health and obesity for money

Thank you Maryeliza, we have just got back £180 plus £1.24 interest! Husband wants to blow the lot !

OldMeg, I had a refund of £94 altogether for both kinds of LPA. All very welcome!

Thank you maryeliza, I've passed the information on to my sister who had LPA for my Dad, as she was the one closest to him, and took over his affairs when the dementia meant he couldn't manage himself.

I missed this thread in February so thanks for bumping it up. I’m also due £100+ as is DH.

No refund for me but thanks anyway.?

If you registered after the cut off date, you will have paid the lower fee.

Thanks, Maryeliza. I hadn't heard of this and I'm off to make my claim now!

Ah - it was registered four days too late!

Never mind - thanks anyway for sharing this with us

Thanks for this. I will check later to see if my mum's falls into that catagory.

Bumping this thread up.
A reminder that if you set up a LPA between April 2013 to 31 March 2017 you are due a refund of part of the fees. It is very easy to apply for the refund online.

I should be on 10% commission ??

Thank you Maryeliza54 for telling us about this. We checked and applied online. Should get £180 back!

Forgot to say, that if you are e titled to a refund but paid reduced fees, you will get half the refund due back

We got a reduction on the fees on the grounds of income. It did not take savings into account at all.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/family/2018/02/100000s-owed-refund-of-power-of-attorney-fees
This gives a good introduction. You can reclaim if the donor has died too Alygran

Thank you for this. Have done mine and also tried to email about what happens when a donor has died recently? I was attorney for DH and my aunt who died in 2017 and 2016 respectively. The refunds inbox is full so will try again later and post any response.

Thanks maryeliza. On my way to the computer now!

It's a Lasting Power of Attorney Jane10. We took ours out in July last year, so no refund for us!

What's an LPA?