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has anyone ever applied for Lasting Power Of Attorney or have any knowledge of the process?
My mum is v ill and I have to take over her financial matters.

I have dowloaded the forms from the govt website - around 40 or so pages - but it's complicated. Cost to do it yourself: £120. Cost to get a solicitor to do it: +/- £1,000. aaaaggghhh!

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This was done a few years back for an elderly relative as part of a will writing excercise by a local (Welling) solicitor. I don't remember the actual cost but it was nowhere near £1k. It was however done as a precationary measure for the future and not as a necessity so costs may differ in your case (making assumptions here about your mother's condition).

Edit - Looks like it all changed in 2007 and got dearer. Some info. here - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=730511