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Retiring Soon? Do Not Forget Your LPA Before You Stop Working

15 January 2026
9 min read

Retiring Soon? Do Not Forget Your LPA

You are planning for retirement. Pensions, travel, hobbies.

But there is one item missing from most retirement checklists: Lasting Power of Attorney.

Why Retirement is the Perfect Time

You are already planning: Looking at finances, thinking about the future You have time: Not rushing between commitments The need is approaching: Health issues become more likely

What Retirees Need to Protect

Your pension(s): Nobody can manage your pension income without LPA Your savings: All frozen if you lose capacity Your property: Cannot be managed without authority Your health: Without Health and Welfare LPA, courts decide

The Timing Window

There is a window for creating LPAs. It has an invisible end point.

Some people have capacity into their 90s. Some lose it in their 60s. You cannot predict.

The only certainty: create LPA while you definitely can.

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