Welcome to UK Deed Poll, a Specialist Agency Providing Private Documents for Unenrolled Deed Polls.
Three steps: apply for your deed poll, sign it with two witnesses, then notify the organisations that hold your old name.
Changing your surname starts with a deed poll: you apply online with your current and new details, we prepare a professionally worded, legally recognised document, and it's dispatched by Royal Mail Tracked 24. You then sign it in front of two independent adult witnesses, who also sign, and from that moment your new surname is legally yours.
The last step is notifying each organisation individually, sending your deed poll (or a certified copy) to your passport, driving licence, bank and anywhere else your old surname is on file, so they can update their own records.
Applying for your deed poll. Our online application takes a few minutes and covers your current name, new name, and delivery details.
Two independent adults, both 18 or over, who aren't related to you and don't live at your address. They watch you sign and then sign the document themselves.
Typically HM Passport Office, DVLA, your bank, employer, HMRC, and your GP, though the full list depends on your circumstances. Our optional Name Change Kit includes pre-written letters for every major UK institution.
Most organisations want an original certified copy rather than a photocopy, so most customers add extra copies at checkout, one for each place they need to update.
Whatever the reason, the steps stay the same
Taking, combining, or reverting a surname after a relationship changes.
Matching a family surname, or adopting one tied to heritage.
A surname that simply feels more like you.
Fixing a misspelled or incorrectly recorded surname.
From application to new name in as little as one business day
Complete our simple 8-step application in minutes. Fully secure and confidential.
Our team prepares your personalised deed poll document using legally recognised wording.
Dispatched by Royal Mail Tracked 24, typically arriving within 1 to 2 working days. Expedited orders are dispatched first, and an Instant Digital Download gets you a usable PDF by email straight away.
Sign and witness your deed poll, then update your name with banks, DVLA, and more.
Every application starts from £19.95 plus £5.95 for Royal Mail Tracked 24 delivery. That covers one original deed poll, professionally printed on quality paper with legally recognised wording, ready to sign and witness.
Because most organisations require an original certified copy rather than a photocopy, most customers add extra certified copies at checkout, one for each organisation they need to update. You can also add our Name Change Kit, with pre-written notification letters for every major UK institution, or an Instant Digital Download so you have a usable PDF copy by email the moment you order, while your printed originals are in the post.
We guarantee that a correctly prepared, signed and witnessed deed poll from UK Deed Poll will be accepted by HM Passport Office, DVLA, HMRC and all major UK banks. If a document you receive from us is rejected because of a defect in the document itself, we'll issue a free corrected replacement or refund your order in full.
To claim, contact us within 30 days of the rejection with written evidence, such as a rejection letter or email from the organisation. The guarantee covers genuine defects in the document we produced; it doesn't cover a copy that wasn't signed or witnessed correctly, incorrect information supplied at the time of ordering, or an organisation applying a policy beyond standard UK acceptance practice. Full terms are set out in our Terms & Conditions.
Start step one today: fast, legal, and accepted everywhere.