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Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis has implored listeners to pay £82 for a document ‘more important than a will. The personal finance expert said he himself has had one in place since his 30s, and added ‘it’s a really important thing to think about.’

Speaking on his BBC podcast yesterday , Mr Lewis said getting Power of Attourney was vital. A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you, the ‘donor’, appoint one or more people, known as ‘attorneys’, to help you make decisions or to make decisions on your behalf.

It exists to give families more control over what happens to a person if they have an accident or an illness and cannot make their own decisions - they might ‘lack mental capacity’. Currently it costs £82 - but it will be going up on Novem

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