Just testing the waters - before I take the plunge and pay for an ad (!) would there be any interest in me proving Change of Name Deeds for folk?

[MamaG]

ADults and kids

£25 a pop

(at least £50 plus VAT at solicitors)

I would take all details, prepare it and post it to the person who wanted it - they would sign it, have it witnessed and then take it to a solicitor to obtain certified copies (if they wanted them to send to passport office etc) - they wouldn't charge much to do this, maybe a fiver

The change of name deed would be an official document and the name would be legally changed IYKWIM

Would there be any interest?

I would get a sol to do this basically because it's just another £25 and if they fuck up they have an ombudsman (the SRA) and a complaints procedure and limited liability insurance etc etc.

I don't think I'd trust a lay person to do this when it's not much more expensive to get a sol to do it.

Although I think it's a good idea and I know they're simple documents to prepare.

I think the fact that I would have to take it to a solicitor for certifying would put me off to be honest. I can imagine that the telephone call just to clarify exactly what it was that I wanted the solicitor to do owld be sufficiently confusing that I would end up being charged twice!

You wouldn't need it certifying necessarily but I always send 10 certified copies to clients so that they can send to the DVLA, bank etc.

Certifying on means that a professional has certified that the copy is a true copy of the original document. The police, IFAs and other people can do it for you. I certainly wouldn't charge someone to certify something - eg a woman recently needed her husband's death certificate copied and the copies certified - I didn't charge for that.

This side of it wouldn't put me off tbh. Also the OP would be able to herself take the original Change of Name Deed to the sols, duly signed and witnessed and ask them to make copies and certify them for her.

Yes, I did do this for a living before being made redundant last week!

I always send 10 certified copies too, I was thinking if someone lived 200 miles away, it would be quicker for htem to have copies certified than for them to send them back to me, me to get them certified and return them.

I don't think enough folk will be interested really, do you?

Never mind!