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Enduring Power of Attorney: What It Covers and How It Compares to a Lasting Power of Attorney
Found a pre-2007 Enduring Power of Attorney in your parent's drawer? Still legally valid for finances in England and Wales, but it leaves a gap on health and welfare. Set up a modern Lasting Power of Attorney with Keystone for £69.
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Who needs a Power of Attorney?
Most people setting up a Lasting Power of Attorney are doing it for themselves, or for an ageing parent. Either way, the process is built for both.
Helping an elderly parent
Work through the questionnaire together. Your parent signs in their own hand; you handle everything else.
Found an Enduring Power of Attorney at the back of a parent's drawer? Two things worth knowing in England and Wales: whether it is still useful, and what it actually covers. Honest answers below, plus what to do today if it leaves a gap. Most families end up pairing the old Enduring Power of Attorney with a modern Lasting Power of Attorney from Keystone for £69.
Enduring Power of Attorney vs Lasting Power of Attorney
Enduring Power of Attorney
Pre-October 2007 only
- Property and financial affairs only
- No health and welfare option
- Cannot be created new (replaced in 2007)
- Existing Enduring Powers of Attorney remain valid and usable
Lasting Power of Attorney
Available nowThe modern replacement
- Property and Financial + Health and Welfare types
- Life-sustaining treatment decision included
- Named people can be notified of registration
- Full Mental Capacity Act 2005 framework
An Enduring Power of Attorney still works for finances, but leaves a gap on health and welfare.
What an existing Enduring Power of Attorney covers
Property and financial affairs only: bank accounts, bills, pension, selling the house if needed. There was never a health and welfare version, which is the biggest gap if you are relying on a pre-2007 Enduring Power of Attorney today.
If your parent has neither an Enduring nor a Lasting Power of Attorney
The only route in England and Wales is to set up a pair of Lasting Powers of Attorney today, while your parent still has capacity. Keystone produces both online for £69 each, with a free Will worth £59. The second document is 25% off in the same order. About 15 minutes from home.
How it works
Setting up your Lasting Power of Attorney online takes three steps.
01
Answer simple questions
Plain English questionnaire. Around 15 minutes.
02
Review your document
Free unlimited changes before you print.
03
Sign, witness and register
We walk you through Office of the Public Guardian registration.
Same legality. £300+ with a solicitor. £69 with us.
A Lasting Power of Attorney is a standard government form. A solicitor charging £300+ uses the exact same one Keystone fills in for £69. What the solicitor's fee buys is knowing which boxes to tick and what order to sign, and our guided form does that for you, with a signing pack the Office of the Public Guardian cannot reject.
Caitlin, Founder
I started Keystone after my own parents got quoted £1,400 by a solicitor for two Powers of Attorney. Exact same government forms. Exact same legal result. It just felt like something that shouldn't need to cost that much.
Local solicitor
£300 to £600
per document
- Book appointment weeks in advance
- Pay premium hourly rates
- Another fee for every amendment
- Best suited to complex estates
Keystone Online
BEST VALUEJust £69
per document, Will included free
- Complete from home in about 15 minutes
- Free unlimited changes before printing
- Same legality as a solicitor's document
- Professionally checked before release
Same legality. A fraction of the cost.
Here is everything you get for £69
One Power of Attorney documentSolicitor: £300 to £600
Your WillFREE
£59Step by step guided process in plain English
Official government form, prepared from your answers
Professionally checked before release
25% off every additional document
You pay£69
You save hundreds. Your Will is included free.
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Why choose Keystone Estate Planning?
£69
Fixed price for your Power of Attorney
15 min
Average time to finish the online questionnaire
Free
Will included with every Power of Attorney (worth £59)
- Plain English questionnaire, around 15 minutes
- Fixed £69 with a free Will worth £59
- Same legality as a solicitor
- UK based support on 0800 055 4321
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Related guidance
Lasting Power of Attorney guidance
The modern replacement for the Enduring Power of Attorney, in plain English.
Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney
The medical/care side an Enduring Power of Attorney never covered. Set up alongside an Enduring Power of Attorney.
Property and Financial Lasting Power of Attorney
The modern equivalent of an Enduring Power of Attorney on the money side.
Registering a Lasting Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian
Timeline and how registration actually works.
Types of Power of Attorney
Compare Enduring Power of Attorney, Lasting Power of Attorney (two types), and ordinary Power of Attorney.
Cost of a Will
Your free Will is included with any Lasting Power of Attorney. See Will-only pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
My parent signed an Enduring Power of Attorney in 2005. Does it still work?▾
Yes it does. Any Enduring Power of Attorney signed before 1 October 2007 stays legally valid, and it can still be used exactly as originally intended. Your parent can use it for financial matters while they have got capacity, and the attorney has to register it with the Office of the Public Guardian the moment that capacity is in any real doubt.
Can I make a brand new Enduring Power of Attorney today?▾
Unfortunately not, that door closed over seventeen years ago. The only Power of Attorney you can create today is a Lasting Power of Attorney, in one or both of its two forms.
How do I actually register an existing Enduring Power of Attorney?▾
You use the Office of the Public Guardian's EP registration forms. It's the attorney who files the registration, not the donor, and the filing usually happens when the attorney genuinely believes the donor is losing or has already lost capacity.
Does an Enduring Power of Attorney cover medical decisions too?▾
No, and this is the main gap you'll hit. Enduring Powers of Attorney only ever covered property and financial affairs. For medical and care decisions you need a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney, which simply didn't exist when Enduring Powers of Attorney were being signed.
Is an Enduring Power of Attorney enough on its own if my parent has dementia?▾
For the money side of things, once registered, yes. For medical and care decisions, no. Families in that situation usually end up setting up a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney while capacity still allows, or looking at a Court of Protection deputyship application if capacity is already gone.