LEGALLY CHANGE YOUR NAME

Are online change of name deeds legally binding in the UK?

We often look at the search queries people are using on a day-to-day basis and a common one is, “Are online change of name deeds legally binding?”.

The answer is a resounding, yes of course they are, if they are completed in the correct format and executing properly. […]

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10 Reasons People Change Their Names

1) NEVER LIKED THEIR NAME TO BEGIN WITH
They told me their name didn’t ‘feel like them’, had never ‘resonated’, was from a father they’d never known, or one who had actually abused them as a child. Most of them had wanted to change their name for years, […]

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Why are more people changing their name?

More and more people are changing their name by deed poll. Even those with non-embarrassing monikers are wanting to start afresh but why?

It used to be only a select group of people who would change their names – those who had been saddled with a silly one or the rich […]

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Changing your name by deed poll can have consequences

Changing your name by deed poll can have consequences as a father-of-seven has been jailed after claiming more than £120,000 in housing benefit to pay the rent on a house he already owned.

When Teresa Belton-Martin, 34, and Abrar Abbasi, 32, moved into his property in Belle Vue Road, […]

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How much does a name change by deed poll cost?

Typing in the phrase “name change by deed poll cost”, into Google will bring up a huge range of websites dedicated to changing your name by deed poll and indeed a multimillion pound industry has been created since the advent of the word wide web to help you do this. […]

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Is there an official deed poll service in the UK?

The UK Government does not provide a “official deed poll service” in the UK. Deed polls or change of name deeds have been created for many years, by Solicitors and notaries and often charged in excess of £100 for you to do so.

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