Organisations
Changing your name with each organisation
What each one asks for, whether it wants the original deed poll or a certified copy, how long it takes and what it costs, from the organisation's own guidance. Where an organisation publishes nothing specific, its category page says what usually applies.
Banks and building societies
Changing your name with your bank or building societySixteen banks compared: how each changes a name, what it asks for with a deed poll, and which want a passport or driving licence in the new name first.
Changing your name on a credit card: American Express and othersAmerican Express wants its Name Change Request Form and a photocopy or scan of your deed poll. Capital One, Tesco Bank, MBNA and Virgin Money compared.
Changing your name with BarclaysBarclays changes a name in branch with your original documents, or by post with its form and certified copies. It accepts a deed poll you made yourself.
Changing your name with Chase UKChase UK changes a legal name through chat in its app. Its list names only an enrolled deed poll, so with an ordinary one, show a new passport or licence.
Changing your name with Experian, Equifax and TransUnionA new name reaches your credit file through your lenders. How Experian, Equifax and TransUnion update a name, keep your old one as an alias, and unlink an ex.
Changing your name with HSBCHSBC changes a name only in a branch, with no form. Take proof of the change, such as a witnessed deed poll, and proof of your previous name.
Changing your name with HalifaxChanging your name on a Halifax mortgage, bank account or savings: one form, posted to Leeds or taken to a branch, and a licence or passport rule for deed polls.
Changing your name with Lloyds BankLloyds changes a name in its app, in a branch or by post. A deed poll you have not enrolled counts only with a driving licence or UK or EU passport in the new name.
Changing your name with MonzoMonzo changes a legal name through chat in its app once it has seen ID, which can be a deed poll, a marriage certificate, or a passport or licence in the new name.
Changing your name with NatWestNatWest changes a name in its app, by phone or in a branch, and accepts a deed poll whether or not it is enrolled. The eForm, the documents, and mortgages.
Changing your name with NationwideNationwide changes a name in a branch, or by post with its form and certified copies. An unenrolled deed poll needs one more item of ID, in your old or new name.
Changing your name with RevolutRevolut changes a legal name in its app, with government-issued ID such as a passport. A deed poll is not ID, so update your passport first.
Changing your name with SantanderSantander changes a name in a branch. An unenrolled deed poll needs a passport or driving licence in the new name beside it, and a mortgage is changed by letter.
Changing your name with Starling BankStarling changes your name when you send a deed poll, marriage certificate or divorce certificate in a message in its app. No branch, no form.
Changing your name with TSBTSB changes a name in its app or in a branch. An unenrolled deed poll counts only with proof you already use the new name, such as a licence or passport.
Changing your name with Virgin MoneyVirgin Money changes a name in a branch or with its forms, and a credit card by letter. Its lists name a deed poll with no enrolment condition.
Changing your name with the Co-operative BankThe Co-operative Bank changes a name by post or in a branch, from your deed poll or certificate and both signatures. Mortgages have their own form.
Education and student finance
Education and student finance: changing your nameWho to tell in education when you change your name: school, college, university, UCAS, the exam boards and student finance, and what each asks you to send.
Changing your name on exam and degree certificatesExam boards print the name you were entered under and rarely reissue after a deed poll, and universities set their own rules. What each says, and what to show.
Changing your name with Student Finance and the Student Loans CompanyHow to change your name with Student Finance England, Wales, NI and SAAS: a signed letter or form with evidence such as your deed poll, then SLC once you repay.
Energy, water, phone and broadband
Energy, water, phone and broadband: changing your nameHow British Gas, Octopus, EDF, OVO, BT, Sky, Virgin Media, EE, O2, Vodafone, Three, TalkTalk and the water companies change your name, and what each asks for.
Changing your name with EEEE changes the name on your account when it sees your deed poll or certificate. Email a scan or photo, post it with a covering letter, or take it to a store.
Changing your name with O2O2 changes your name in My O2. Choose Edit your name, enter the new name and upload your deed poll or certificate; there is no paper form or PDF to post.
Changing your name with SkyChange the name on a Sky account after marriage or divorce by phone. For a deed poll Sky wants two documents, one in each name, both showing your current address.
Changing your name with TalkTalkTalkTalk changes a name with a form from My Account, or in its app, sent with a copy of your deed poll or other proof. It does not return what you send.
Changing your name with ThreeThree changes the name on a pay monthly account by post, from a covering letter and a copy of your deed poll or certificate. Pay as you go: get in touch.
Changing your name with Virgin MediaVirgin Media changes a name with its Change of Details Form, emailed or posted with a copy of your deed poll or certificate. It aims to do it in 48 hours.
Changing your name with VodafoneVodafone changes a name through its online form. Upload a photo or scan of your deed poll or certificate, and it aims to make the change within 24 hours.
Government and public services
Government and public services: who to tell and howEvery government body to tell after changing your name, how each takes it and what it asks for. Most are online; two want the original deed poll.
Changing a director's name with Companies HouseCompany directors and secretaries must tell Companies House their new name: online through WebFiling, or on paper form CH01 (director) or CH03 (secretary). Free.
Changing the name on your GHIC or UK EHICTo change the name on a UK GHIC, email NHSBSA a copy of your deed poll and a valid passport, your marriage certificate, or your final order or decree absolute.
Changing your name and DBS checksA DBS application asks for every name you have used. An old certificate has no official expiry date; the Update Service needs a new check. Scotland and NI too.
Changing your name for council taxNo national form: you tell your own council, usually online with the account number on your bill. What councils ask for, joint bills, discounts and NI rates.
Changing your name on PIP and Adult Disability PaymentTell PIP about a new name by calling the PIP enquiry line; GOV.UK gives no online route. In Scotland, tell Social Security Scotland; in NI, the PIP Centre.
Changing your name on a Blue Badge, bus pass or RailcardBlue Badges and bus passes go through your council, the Freedom Pass through London Councils, and Railcards want an enrolled deed poll or marriage certificate.
Changing your name on a Northern Ireland driving licenceHow to change the name on a Northern Ireland driving licence: form DL1, posted to the DVA with both parts of your licence and original evidence. It is free.
Changing your name on a lasting power of attorneyTell the Office of the Public Guardian, with a copy of your deed poll or marriage certificate, and leave the LPA itself untouched. Donors, attorneys, EPAs.
Changing your name on house deeds in Scotland and Northern IrelandIn Scotland you need not update your title, and Registers of Scotland does it free. Northern Ireland's Land Registry charges £90 and wants a solicitor's certificate.
Changing your name on the electoral registerA new name means registering to vote again: GOV.UK's online service takes about five minutes, asks for your National Insurance number, and is free.
Changing your name on the property register: HM Land RegistryHow to change your name on the Land Register: form AP1, a copy of your deed poll or your marriage certificate, an identity form if you apply yourself, and no fee.
Changing your name on your TV LicenceChange the name on your TV Licence online with your licence number. No documents, and no new licence until renewal. Joint names, transfers and deaths too.
Changing your name on your eVisa and UKVI accountYour eVisa follows your passport. Change the name with your own country first, then update your UKVI account online. What GOV.UK asks for, and travel.
Changing your name on your vehicle log book (V5C)The V5C log book must show your new name: write it in section 3, add a letter and your deed poll, and post the whole log book to DVLA. Free; up to six weeks.
Changing your name with Child BenefitChild Benefit must be told about a change of name, yours or your child's by deed poll, and only the claimant can report it. How to do it through HMRC, free.
Changing your name with DVLA: your driving licenceYou cannot change the name on a driving licence online: send form D1 by post to DVLA with your licence and the original evidence. Free; the V5C is separate.
Changing your name with DWP: Universal Credit and other benefitsHow to report a new name to DWP: through your Universal Credit account and journal, and separately to each other benefit you receive.
Changing your name with HM Passport OfficeTo change the name on your passport you apply for a new one: £102 online, with your original deed poll and one document in the new name. Usually three weeks.
Changing your name with HMRC: tax, National Insurance and Child BenefitHow to tell HMRC your name has changed: online through your HMRC account or the app, free, nothing to post unless asked. Your NI number stays the same.
Changing your name with the NHS and your GPTell your GP practice and it updates your NHS record, which the NHS App reads. Your NHS number stays the same; dentists, opticians and hospitals need telling too.
Insurance
Online accounts and apps
Pensions, savings and investments
Pensions, savings and investments: changing your nameHow pension schemes, savings and investment providers and share registrars change your name: who takes it online, who wants a certified copy, who an original.
Changing your name on shares: Computershare and EquinitiComputershare's change of name form needs the original or a copy certified by a solicitor or notary; Equiniti wants a letter and an original or certified copy.
Changing your name on your NHS PensionStill in the NHS? Your employer tells NHS Pensions. If you have left, contact NHS Pensions; if you draw the pension, post your evidence with your membership number.
Changing your name on your State PensionTell the Pension Service your new name by phone or by post: GOV.UK's online service takes a new address, not a name. Your National Insurance number stays the same.
Changing your name with AvivaAviva changes the name on a pension, annuity or life policy through an online form and an electronic check, and asks for proof only if the check fails.
Changing your name with NS&I and Premium BondsNS&I will not change a name online: send its change of details form, or a letter with your old and new names and both signatures. Addresses change online.
Changing your name with NestChange your name with Nest online, under Edit personal details. Nest may ask for evidence, and updates your details within five working days of receiving it.
Professional regulators
Professional regulators: changing your name on a registerHow to change your name with 24 UK professional regulators, from the GMC, NMC and HCPC to the SRA, GTC Scotland and SIA, and what each asks you to send.
Changing your name with the General Medical CouncilChanging your name on the medical register: form RSU2, emailed with scans of your evidence. After a deed poll, the GMC wants an updated passport or licence.
Changing your name with the HCPCHow to change your name on the HCPC Register: a request in your online account, with your deed poll or marriage certificate uploaded. Not by email.
Changing your name with the Nursing and Midwifery CouncilHow to change your name on the NMC register: in MyNMC, with an uploaded copy of your deed poll or certificate and, if asked, a referee on the register.
