Legally change your name
Deed Poll Office is a trusted firm of paralegals specialising in name change law in the U.K.
We are experts on all matters relating to deed polls and changing your name.
You can use our site to find out how to change your name — and what kind of document you’ll need.
Any deed poll we issue is guaranteed to be accepted by all government bodies and other organisations in the U.K.
We’ve made the process of changing your name as simple as possible, and if you need any advice we’re on hand to help.
Our mission statement is to provide the best service with complete honesty — and for a fair price.
Excellent service, I would recommend Deed Poll Office
22nd Mar 2013
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Very helpful and documents sent out very quickly
5th Jan 2013
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What an excellent service from Deed Poll Office
15th Mar 2013
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What a knowledgeable user-friendly office!
10th Dec 2012
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Where’s the “official” deed poll website?
Changing your name in the U.K. is a legal matter — so there’s no such thing as an “official” issuer of deed polls.
Compare our prices with other services
Adults
| Deed poll price | Additional applicant | Additional child applicant | Notify service | Accepted by HM Passport Office, DVLA and banks |
Bespoke cover letter as Word doc |
Despatch | Money- |
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£ 14 | + £ 9 | + £ 6 | + £ 28 | ✓ | ✓ | within 2 days |
✓ |
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£ 32 ‡‡ | + £ 23 | + £ 25 | ✗ | ✓ | within 4 days |
✓ | |
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£ 15 * ‡‡ | + £ 15 | + £ 15 | ✗ | ✓ | same day | limited to 30 days |
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£ 28 ‡‡ | + £ 19 | + £ 24 | ✗ | ✓ | within 2 days ‡ |
✓ |
* UK Deed Poll Office London charge £ 15 for a deed poll, and an extra £ 1 for an A4-sized envelope. If you didn’t pay the extra charge of £ 1, they would fold the deed poll and put it inside a smaller envelope. We have added the additional price of £ 1 for a direct comparison.
‡ ukdp / DeedPoll.com claim that you will “have your deed poll within 3 working days”, and the despatch time shown is based on a delivery time of 1 working day (Royal Mail claim to deliver 93% of 1st Class mail the next working day after posting).
‡‡ These companies include 1st Class postage in their advertised price, so we have subtracted £ 1 for a direct comparison.
Children
| Deed poll price | Additional (child) applicant | Check of who’s got parental responsibilityPR for your child | Accepted by HM Passport Office, DVLA and banks |
Bespoke letter of consent as Word doc |
Despatch | Money- |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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£ 14 | + £ 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | within 2 days |
✓ |
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£ 34 ‡‡ | + £ 25 | ✓ | within 4 days |
✓ | ||
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£ 15 * ‡‡ | + £ 15 | ✓ | same day | limited to 30 days |
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£ 33 ‡‡ | + £ 24 | ✓ | within 2 days ‡ |
✓ |
* UK Deed Poll Office London charge £ 15 for a deed poll, and an extra £ 1 for an A4-sized envelope. If you didn’t pay the extra charge of £ 1, they would fold the deed poll and put it inside a smaller envelope. We have shown the total price of £ 16 for a direct comparison.
‡ ukdp / DeedPoll.com claim that you will “have your deed poll within 3 working days”, and the despatch time shown is based on a delivery time of 1 working day (Royal Mail claim to deliver 93% of 1st Class mail the next working day after posting).
‡‡ These companies include 1st Class postage in their advertised price, so we have subtracted £ 1 for a direct comparison.
About the service we provide
As part of our service we will:
- draw up your deed poll and post it to you with detailed instructions on how to execute it (sign and witness it)
- give you guidance on who to update your records with, and specific information for each organisation where relevant
- write you a personalised cover letter to send to organisations together with your deed poll, professionally formatted as a Word document (we'll send this to you by e‑mail so you can print it out as many times as you need to)
- give you personal advice and answer any queries you may have
For child applications we will also:
- work out who has parental responsibility for your child and who has to give their consent to the change of name
- prepare a cover letter justifying how you have parental responsibility under the law (we'll also send this to you as a Word document)
How to apply
Our application form is very clear and simple, and it will guide you to fill in all the correct information we need to process your application. We will then prepare the correct documents you need to legally change your name.
You can use your deed poll to update all your official documents in your new name, such as your passport, driving licence, bank account, and so on. Deed polls issued by Deed Poll Office are guaranteed to be accepted by all government bodies and other organisations in the U.K.
Note that a deed poll is not the only way of changing your name, and — depending on your situation — you may not need a deed poll.
If you need any help
Our site contains detailed information about legally changing your name. If you have any questions, or you would like more personal advice, you can get in touch with our support service, and a deed poll adviser will be glad to help you.
Please note that we do not provide a service that helps you trace your family tree — the deed polls we issue are private documents, and our records are not available for public inspection. For further information about searching for historical changes of name, you can read about other possible sources of historical records, or else get in touch with a genealogist.