Appointments

Identification

Your ID will be verified electronically in advance of our meeting. This must be dealt with by providing one form of photo ID, such as a current passport or driving license, and one form of address ID such as a recent bank statement or utility bill no more than 3 months old. If you do not, the notarisation will not be able to take place at the meeting and you will need to arrange another appointment.

If the document requiring notarisation is in any language other than English, it may be necessary for it to be translated. This will need to be discussed before the appointment.

Acting as an Executor or Attorney?

If you are acting as an Executor or Attorney, you must bring to the appointment the Grant of Probate or Power of Attorney authorising you to act on behalf of another individual or a company. If you are acting on behalf of a company, you must also bring with you the Company Resolution authorising the transaction.

Documents

To ensure the notary can advise you effectively, you will be asked to email the document requiring notarisation in advance of your meeting so that the notary can be satisfied as to the nature of the transaction and advise you of any specific requirements. This will also enable the notary to provide you with a detailed and accurate quote.

If the document is straightforward, already prepared and in the correct form the notary is likely to need to see you for a minimum of 20-30 minutes and complete it in half an hour. Obviously it takes longer if the document is not straightforward or the notary has to draw up the document or make a proper copy.