On its own
£49
The deed, the guidance notes and the professional check, as one print-ready PDF.
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Change of name deed poll
A deed poll is what DVLA, HM Passport Office, your bank and your employer ask to see before they will change your name on their records. Prepared from four details and checked before it is issued, from £49.
- Checked before it is issued
- Fixed fee, shown upfront
- PDF within the hour
In their words
What people say about Pendragon Legacy
Three steps
How it works
Three steps. You give us four details, we prepare and check the deed, and then you sign it in front of one witness.
Tell us four things
Your current name, address, date of birth and the name you want.
We prepare and check it
Drawn up and checked by an experienced legal professional before it is issued.
Print, sign, witness
Sign in both names in front of one witness, who signs too.
What you receive
One PDF, ready to print on A4. The guidance notes come first and are yours to keep; the deed itself starts on a fresh page so it detaches cleanly and can be sent on its own.
- The deed, with your former name, new name and address set out
- Signature blocks for you in both names, and for your witness
- Step-by-step signing instructions
- What DVLA and HM Passport Office each ask for
The deed is usually with you within the hour. It takes effect on the day you and your witness sign it — there is nothing to send off, no court to attend and, for an adult changing their own name, nothing that usually has to be enrolled at court.
No form, no appointment
Would you rather talk to someone?
Ask us anything before you start — whether a deed poll is what you need, who can witness it, or what to send to DVLA and HM Passport Office afterwards. No charge, and nothing is booked at the end of it.
In plain English
Change of name, explained
What a deed poll actually does
A deed poll does not, by itself, change anything on a database. What it does is create the evidence — a signed, witnessed document linking the name you were given to the name you have chosen — that every organisation holding your records asks to see before it will update them.
- Names you before and after, in one document
- Signed by you in both names, in front of one witness
- Sent as a print-ready PDF with the guidance notes attached
Enrolled and unenrolled
Enrolment means placing your deed on public record at the Royal Courts of Justice. It is not generally required simply to change an adult's name, and an unenrolled deed poll is accepted by DVLA and HM Passport Office as evidence of a change of name — though a few organisations still ask for an enrolled one.
- Accepted by DVLA and HM Passport Office as evidence
- Enrolment is not usually required for an adult changing their own name
- Each organisation still applies its own identity and evidence checks
Who can witness it
One person aged 18 or over, in the room with you while you sign. They must not be a relative, and for the strongest evidence choose someone who does not live at your address and is not otherwise involved in the change. There is no court to attend and nothing to enrol.
- One witness, aged 18 or over and not a relative
- Present while you sign, and they sign at the same sitting
- An independent adult gives the strongest evidence
The difference
Why people choose Pendragon Legacy
Checked, not just generated
Read by an experienced legal professional before it is issued. Always included.
A fixed fee
No hourly rate, no appointment fee, and no invoice you were not expecting.
Usually within the hour
One print-ready PDF, sized for A4, with the guidance notes in front of it.
We say what each one wants
What DVLA and HM Passport Office each ask for, written out alongside the deed.
Fixed fees
What it costs
Added to a Will or an LPA
£25
The same document and the same check. This rate applies when the deed poll is bought at the same time as a Will or a Lasting Power of Attorney.
Before you decide
Common questions
Do I need to enrol it at court?
Not usually. An unenrolled deed poll is accepted by DVLA and HM Passport Office as evidence of a change of name. Enrolment is not generally required simply to change an adult’s name, though a few organisations still ask for it.
Who can witness it?
One person aged 18 or over who is not a relative, present while you sign. For the strongest evidence, choose an independent adult who does not live at your address and is not otherwise involved in the change.
Will the Passport Office accept it on its own?
The deed establishes the link between your names, but HM Passport Office will ordinarily also want to see documents showing the new name in use — a driving licence or bank statement, for example. The guidance we send with your deed explains what to gather.
What if I need several original copies?
Sign as many identical originals as you need in one sitting, with the same witness on the same date. A photocopy of a signature is not an original deed, so organisations asking for an original need one that was signed by hand.
Please read
Before you begin
- For adults and anyone aged 16 or over, changing their own name.
- Not for changing a child’s name — that needs the agreement of everyone with parental responsibility, so please contact us instead.
- Cannot be used to avoid a debt or other obligation, to escape criminal proceedings, or to mislead anyone.
- Whether an organisation accepts it remains subject to their own identity and evidence checks.