The Office of Public Guardian told us this week at the Society of Will Writers’ Conference that less than 1% of people in the UK have a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and that according to their research those who do only get round to it following a trip to the doctors.
This leaves a staggering 99% of us without an LPA, and I haven’t met anyone to date who doesn’t think that LPAs aren’t a good idea.
So as an industry we all need to do more to highlight the benefits of LPAs and turn the tide on the lethargy that currently exists in the UK.
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