Lasting Power of Attorney applications drop 30% during pandemic

A freedom of information request to the Ministry of Justice, made by Quilter, showed a 30% dip in LPAs registered between April last year and February this year.  The advice and wealth management business said while numbers had improved, they had still not recovered to their pre-pandemic levels. With February this year 25% below February 2020.   LPA registered     LPA registered Apr-19 67,279   Apr-20 19,829 May-19 67,767   May-20 32,253 Jun-19 70,153   Jun-20 47,793 Jul-19 82,277   J...