General Power of Attorney

Usually, a General Power of Attorney is created for a set period of time in cases where the Granter is going abroad or is unable to act for some other reason and wishes someone else to have the authority to act on his or her behalf. A General Power of Attorney will usually end either at a specified time or upon the request of the Granter at any time using a Deed of Revocation and will automatically be revoked if the Granter loses mental capacity.

This General Power of Attorney gives the Attorney authority to take decisions and actions on behalf of the Granter, as if the Granter were taking them himself or herself, in relation to nearly all the Granter's property and affairs. This could include buying or selling property or shares, signing cheques etc. It does not enable the Attorney to exercise functions which the Granter has as a trustee or executor of someone's estate.

There is no requirement for the General Power of Attorney to be registered.

We offer two General Power of Attorneys: one that allows the appointed Attorneys to act on behalf of the Donor in nearly all the Donor's property and affairs and one that limits the powers to operating bank accounts (including signing cheques). Both Ordinay Power of Attorneys allow the Donor to appoint up to four Attorneys.

Ordinary Power of Attorney Package

This Ordinary Power of Attorney gives the Attorney authority to take decisions and actions on behalf of the Donor, as if the Donor were taking them himself or herself, in relation to nearly all the Donor's property and affairs. This could include buying or selling property or shares, signing cheques etc. It does not enable the Attorney to exercise functions which the Donor has as a trustee or personal representative (i.e. where the Donor is the co-owner of land or the administrator of someone's estate).

This Ordinary Power of Attorney package includes the following documents which are suitable for use in Scotland:

• General Power of Attorney
• Deed of Revocation

You can view a sample of the General Power of Attorney document here.

The price for this package is £11.28 (Word Document) or £16.92 (Word Template) including VAT..

How to order

Choose the format of your General Power of Attorney Package:

Word Document (.doc) or Word Template (.dot) 

Power of Attorney (Banks/Cheques) Package

If the Donor does not wish to give the Attorney a general power he or she can limit the Attorney's activities to specific areas of the Donor's property and affairs, such as operating bank/building society accounts or signing cheques.

This Power of Attorney package includes the following documents which are suitable for use in Scotland:

• Power of Attorney to Operate Bank Accounts
• Power of Attorney to Sign Cheques
• Deed of Revocation

The price of this package is £8.46 including VAT. You can view a sample of the POA to Operate Bank Accounts document here.

How to order

Choose the format of your Power of Attorney (Banks/Cheques) Package:

Word Template (.dot) or Word Document (.doc) 

Related Clickdocs documents

• Continuing Power of Attorney - a POA to allow Attorneys to manage financial affairs in the event of mental incapacity
• Continuing and Welfare Power of Attorney - a combined Continuing and Welfare POA
• Deed of Revocation - deed to revoke an Continuing, General or Welfare Power of Attorney
• Welfare Power of Attorney - a POA to allow Attorneys to make welfare decisions in the event of mental incapacity