How to Change Your Name by Deed Poll in the UK

UK Deed Poll Office provides a fast, guaranteed & affordable online Deed Poll service which you can use to change your name legally in the UK.  If you follow the easy steps set out below, you will have all the documents you need to ensure that you can change your name, and notify all relevant organisations and bodies, so that your new name can be used by you and fully recognised by others.

Changing your name is a legal matter; you can change your name simply by using a new name, however, in order to use your new name in your passport, driving license and on bank cards, you will most probably need a Deed Poll.

There are some circumstances when you can change your name without needing a Deed Poll, such as upon marriage.  However, even in those circumstances, it may be quicker, or more convenient to use a Deed Poll.  There are other ways for you to obtain a Deed Poll, but these will be likely to cost significantly more than using our online service.

JUST FOLLOW THIS SIMPLE DEED POLL PROCEDURE:

1. ORDER SECURELY ONLINE

Simply click on the “Apply now” button below.  This will direct you to our secure payment and checkout page, where you will have to provide some details about yourself and payment for our service.

As you will see on our payment page, the methods of payment that we accept are Paypal and most credit and debit cards.

Once you have clicked on the “Order Deed Poll” button, we will send you confirmation of your order by e-mail.  We will send you this e-mail on the same day, if you ordered your Deed Poll before 3 p.m. on a working day.

2. YOUR DEED POLL WILL ARRIVE IN THE POST

We will send you your Deed Poll in the Royal Mail 1st Class post, along with any duplicate copies that you ordered and our guidance on how to properly sign and witness your change of name deed.  We will also send you our list of organisations you should consider notifying of your name change, and our draft Covering Letter.

If you ordered with us before 3 p.m. on a working day, provided your delivery address is in the UK, we will send you these documents within 24 hours by first class post.

3. SIGN, DATE AND WITNESS YOUR DEED POLL/S

On receipt of your Deed Poll and duplicates, you should sign, date and have them witnessed in accordance with our instructions document entitled “How to execute your Deed Poll”.

If you then look at the instructions document entitled “List of Bodies to Notify”, you can decide which of those bodies and organisations you should notify of your name change.  You can use our document entitled “draft Covering Letter”, to write to the relevant bodies to notify them of your change of name, and request that they send you any relevant updated document, such as passport, driving license, bank cards etc.

WHY USE UK DEED POLL ONLINE OFFICE TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR NAME?

• Because we will provide you with our excellent service right from the start and at a low cost.
• Because we will provide you with a well-presented Change of Name Deed, printed on high quality paper and sent to you in a plain envelope to preserve confidentiality.
• Because we provide you with a guarantee that your Deed Poll will be accepted by all relevant organisations, subject to our Terms & Conditions.