Deed Poll near me
Deed Poll near me? There is no office to visit
You do not need to go anywhere to change your name by Deed Poll. You apply online in about five minutes, a paralegal drafts it, and it is posted to you the same working day, to any address in the UK. The one step done in person is the signing, with your two witnesses watching: a neighbour, a colleague or a friend from close by.
- Posted the same working day
- Any UK address
- Accepted, or your money back
From your sofa to signed, without a journey
Three of the four steps come to you. The fourth happens wherever you and your witnesses are.
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Wherever you are
You apply online
About five minutes on a phone or a computer: the name you use now, the one you want, your title and your address. The confirmation comes by email.
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With us
Drafted and checked
A paralegal drafts your Deed Poll and a second person checks every name and date. It goes into the post the same working day.
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Your letterbox
Royal Mail brings it
By the service you choose at the checkout, from 1 to 2 working days by Tracked to 3 to 5 by 2nd Class.
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Near you
You sign it
In ink, at a kitchen table or in the office, with your witnesses watching. Your new name is legal from that moment.
The post you can choose
- Tracked1 to 2 working days£6.99
- Tracked & Signed1 to 2 working days£9.99
- 1st Class1 to 3 working days£4.99
- 2nd Class3 to 5 working days£2.99
Order after that day’s post has gone, at a weekend or on a bank holiday, and it is posted the next working day. Same-day and next-day Deed Polls.
Deed Poll offices, solicitors and services near you
Search for a Deed Poll office near you and you will find three kinds of result. Only one of them is needed to change your name.
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For enrolment only
The Deed Poll Office
It is part of the High Court, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, and it deals with enrolling a Deed Poll on the public record. You apply online or by post rather than in person, it costs £53.05 and GOV.UK says it can take several months.
Enrolment is optional. It is not how a name is changed, and it is not needed for a Deed Poll to be accepted. Do you have to register it?
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A choice, not a must
A solicitor’s office
Solicitors and specialist agencies can both draft one for you, GOV.UK says, and either may charge for it. A solicitor’s version is signed and witnessed in exactly the same way, and HM Passport Office tells its staff a witness need not be a solicitor.
You would usually need an appointment, and the fee is theirs to set.
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No visit at all
A service that posts it to you
That is us: £18.50 for an adult or a child, hand-drafted by a paralegal and checked before it goes in the post that same working day. If it is not accepted, you get your money back.
The Adult Deed Poll
Your witnesses are the only people you need nearby
Each witness watches you sign, then signs straight after you and writes their name and address. Your Deed Poll has a space for each of two, and we recommend using both.
- 18 or over, on the day they sign
- Independent of you: not a relative or partner, and not living at your address
- In the room, watching you sign in ink. A video call does not count
A neighbour over the fence, someone you work with or a friend from down the road are the usual choices, and it takes about five minutes.
Where people find a witnessWhen a solicitor near you is worth the visit
For an ordinary change of name, a solicitor adds a fee rather than anything you need. HM Passport Office’s staff guidance lists what it checks on a Deed Poll: your signature in both names, a witness, ink rather than a printed signature, and a date. Who drafted it is not on the list.
Advice is a different matter. If the other parent will not agree to a child’s new name, no Deed Poll can be made without them, and the route is the family court. The same goes for anything tied up with a dispute, a business or an inheritance: there, advice on your own facts is what you are paying for. The Deed Polls Online handbook, our sister site, sets out when a solicitor is needed and when not.
What changing your name takes
- A Deed Poll, drafted by you, an agency or a solicitorYes
- Witnesses who watch you signYes
- A solicitorNo
- A visit to any officeNo
- Enrolment at the High CourtOptional
From GOV.UK’s deed poll guidance and HM Passport Office’s names guidance, read October 2026.
Posted anywhere in the UK
The same Deed Poll, at the same price, whichever part of the country you are in.
England and Wales
It works as proof of your new name from the moment it is signed and witnessed, as GOV.UK puts it, and ours is guaranteed to be accepted.
Scotland
It works for people born or living in Scotland. Recording the change with National Records of Scotland is optional, at £40.
Northern Ireland
Posted to you like anywhere else. Your driving licence is the DVA’s job there: form DL1, explained.
Away from the UK
Temporarily abroad? We post to most countries, but read who can use a UK Deed Poll first: ordering from abroad.
Deed Polls near you, answered
Is there a Deed Poll office near me I can visit?
No, and you do not need one. The only Deed Poll Office is the High Court's, at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, and it handles enrolment, which you apply for online or by post. To change your name you order a Deed Poll, it is posted to you, and you sign it at home with your witnesses. How it reaches you.
Do I need a solicitor near me to change my name by Deed Poll?
No. Solicitors and specialist agencies can both draft one for you, GOV.UK says, and either may charge for it, but neither is required, and HM Passport Office says a witness need not be a solicitor. Ours is £18.50, drafted by a paralegal and posted to you.
Can I get a Deed Poll quickly without going anywhere?
Yes. Order on a working day and it is drafted, checked and posted that day. By Tracked, at £6.99, it takes 1 to 2 working days to reach you, and your new name is legal as soon as you sign it with your witnesses. Same-day and next-day Deed Polls.
Where do I sign my Deed Poll?
Wherever suits you and your witnesses: at home, at work or over the garden fence. What matters is that each witness is an adult who is independent of you and is there in person, watching you sign in ink. Finding a witness.
Can a solicitor or notary near me witness my Deed Poll?
Yes, if they are willing, though they may charge for it and you would usually book an appointment. Their signature adds nothing a friend's or a neighbour's would not, so someone you know does just as well.
Something else? Ask a paralegal and we will answer, usually the same working day.
Related answers
No appointment, no office, no queue
Apply online in about five minutes. Your Deed Poll is hand-drafted by a paralegal, checked and posted the same working day to any UK address, and guaranteed to be accepted.
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