Change your name by deed poll online

Under UK common law you have the right to change your name at any time, for any reason, without needing permission from a court or a government department. You simply need to evidence your decision — and for most people that evidence is a deed poll, the standard legal document used across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Once drafted, signed by you and witnessed by two independent adults, your deed poll is immediately effective. You can use the same document to update records with most UK institutions — HM Passport Office, the DVLA, HMRC, UK banks and building societies, the NHS, your employer and others. We draft the certificate to the standard unenrolled specification so no further certification is normally required.

Each certificate we issue is generated by our document system and reviewed before dispatch. We check the names, the formatting, the witness declaration and the legal clauses for accuracy. Where a posted package is selected, the printed original is inspected again before it leaves our office.

The result is a deed poll you can rely on from the moment it arrives. Should any UK organisation refuse your certificate because of the format we supplied, we will reissue the document at no charge or refund you in full under our acceptance guarantee — every order includes the 30-day money-back guarantee as standard.

Our fees are one-off, all-inclusive and shown up front. There are no recurring charges, no annual membership, no charge for reprints within the first 30 days and no minimum spend. You can begin with the posted standard package at £14.99 and add certified copies, lifetime archiving or sealed certificates alongside only if you need them.

You can also prepare an unenrolled deed poll yourself, free of charge — UK law does not require a professionally drafted document. What you pay for with our service is the preparation, checking, printing, posting where applicable, and email support — not the legal right itself.

Apply online in about five minutes. The application form guides you through each field, validates your new and current names, and tells you what to bring to your witnesses when you sign. Once payment is complete your certificate is available to download immediately for digital orders, and a posted certificate is dispatched the same working day.

Every order includes our notification checklist — a printable list of every UK organisation you may want to update after your name changes, from your bank and employer to your GP, the passport office and the DVLA — so nothing falls through the cracks.