Power of Attorney Templates

Creating a Power of Attorney is made easy with our range of power of attorney templates. We have all the variations of this popular document that commonly required in template format. Choose your template and compete it online in minutes.

Power of Attorney

	General Power of Attorney A General Power of Attorney for appointing an attorney to manage personal or financial matters.	£9.95 Read more »
	Lasting Power of Attorney A Lasting Power of Attorney template for use when entering into a Court of Protection attorney.	£19.95 Read more »
	Revocation of Power of Attorney A Deed of Revocation for use to revoke a Power of Attorney.	£4.95 Read more »

Power of Attorney

A UK power of attorney can be used in a number of situations. The document gives authority to another person, or company, to act on your behalf in certain matters. The different types of power of attorney work to grant different levels of authority and can apply to different situations. One of the most common situations where a power of attorney is entered into is when putting in place your will. It is sensible to consider the fact that if you were to be seriously ill or injured you may be unable to manage your own affairs. In such circumstances things will be made a lot easier for you if you have put in place a power of attorney. If you have a power of attorney then in such circumstances all that needs to be done is for your attorney to register the power with the Court of Protection. If a power of attorney has not been put in place then your family or nearest friends will have to go through a drawn out process in order to get a UK court to grant them a power of attorney.

Power of Attorney Forms

Power of attorney forms are also commonly required by businesses who may appoint an individual or company as attorney for the purpose of fulfilling certain commercial functions. A landlord may use a power of attorney form to grant their letting agent the authority to enter into agreements with tenants directly on their behalf. All of our documents meet the legal standards of England, and Wales. Different rules apply in Scotland so be careful when referring to a UK power of attorney as the rules on Scotland are slightly different. If you are a UK resident based in Scotland we recommend that you make sure your document is reviewed by a solicitor if you do purchase it from this site.

You will find that there is a difference in the wording used for the power of attorney documents. In England and Wales we call the person bestowing the power to another as the “Donor”. The person receiving the power of attorney is known as the “Attorney”.

You can set up several different types of power of attorney. We detail the main features of the different types of power of attorney. For a detailed understanding read our guide to powers of attorney.

Ordinary Power of Attorney

The ordinary power of attorney is used if you need to appoint someone to oversee your affairs, or an aspect of your affairs, for a short period of time or for a one off function. For example, you may be going out of the country or temporarily unable to handle your personal affairs and need to appoint a trusted person to manage them on your behalf whilst you are away. Ordinary powers of attorney are simple to draft and can be cancelled at any time by creating what is called a Deed of Revocation. You can download a template deed of revocation above.

Lasting Power of Attorney

This gives the person the right to appoint an attorney to handle their property and finances once they become unable to do this themselves. This type of power of attorney is usually done once a person is becoming unable to manage their affairs or where circumstances are such that such long term incapacity is expected. A lasting power of attorney can be put in place to grant authority to undertake all tasks generally or to cover specific tasks. We provide a general lasting power of attorney template that can be adapted to suit most situations. We also customised version of the document that are already drafted to provide for some of the most common situations where a lasting power of attorney is required.
Once a lasting power of attorney has been put in place it must be registered at the Office of the Public Guardian. You can read our guide on how to complete this process in our guide to registering a lasting power of attorney.

Enduring Power of Attorney

An enduring power of attorney is actually the old name for the lasting power of attorney. Enduring powers of attorney do not exist any longer and you should use the lasting power of attorney template.