My husband has drawn up a lasting power of attorney and this has been registered with the Office of the Public Guardian. He filled out the forms himself - we did not use a solicitor, but the LPA was accepted by the OPG
The OPG issued us with instructions on how to make a certified copy of the LPA and this we have done. We are now selling our house and my husband wishes his attorney - our daughter to act for him. I have sent off a certified copy of the LPA to our solicitor who has forwarded a copy to the buyers' solicitor. The buyers solicitor are now trying to insist that I get this LPA certified by a Solicitor. I have twice contacted the OPG on this matter and they state quite categorically that if we have followed the instructions they gave us then the whole thing is entirely legal and that it is NOT necessary to use a solicitor.
I am in the process of insisting that the copy which the buyers solicitors have has been prepared in accordance with instructions from OPG. If they still refuse to accept this, what can I do? I have severe mobility problems and would find it very difficult to get to a solicitor's office even if I were prepared to do this. Surely, if the OPG assure me that the document is legal (a statement made and signed and dated on every page) then I must be able to insist that the solicitors will use it.
Can you give me any help on this? I need to know of a body I can contact if the solicitors continue to refuse to accept the certified LPA
The OPG issued us with instructions on how to make a certified copy of the LPA and this we have done. We are now selling our house and my husband wishes his attorney - our daughter to act for him. I have sent off a certified copy of the LPA to our solicitor who has forwarded a copy to the buyers' solicitor. The buyers solicitor are now trying to insist that I get this LPA certified by a Solicitor. I have twice contacted the OPG on this matter and they state quite categorically that if we have followed the instructions they gave us then the whole thing is entirely legal and that it is NOT necessary to use a solicitor.
I am in the process of insisting that the copy which the buyers solicitors have has been prepared in accordance with instructions from OPG. If they still refuse to accept this, what can I do? I have severe mobility problems and would find it very difficult to get to a solicitor's office even if I were prepared to do this. Surely, if the OPG assure me that the document is legal (a statement made and signed and dated on every page) then I must be able to insist that the solicitors will use it.
Can you give me any help on this? I need to know of a body I can contact if the solicitors continue to refuse to accept the certified LPA