1. International Recognition:

   Our Notary Practice in London ensures that your documents are recognised on a global scale. Whether you’re dealing with international contracts, agreements, or personal documentation, our notarised services make your documents universally valid, giving you the edge in global transactions.

2. Tailored for Business Growth:

   We understand the pulse of London’s dynamic business landscape. Our notarisation services are tailored to support your business growth, providing you with the necessary legal backing to navigate complex transactions with confidence.

3. SEO-Optimised Notarisation:

   Beyond legalities, we recognise the importance of an online presence. By choosing our Notary Practice, you’re not just ensuring legal compliance but also boosting your SEO. Our services contribute to the creation of authoritative, trustworthy content that can enhance your online visibility.

4. Expedited Services for Your Convenience:

   Time is of the essence in the business world. Our Notary Practice in London offers expedited services, ensuring that your documents are notarised promptly. This efficiency not only saves you time but also adds a layer of reliability to your business operations.

5. Comprehensive Legal Support:

   Our Notary Practice is more than a stamp—it’s your comprehensive legal support system. We guide you through the intricacies of legal documentation, offering advice and expertise to ensure that your documents meet the highest standards of legality and compliance.

6. Trusted by London’s Finest:

   Join the ranks of businesses and individuals who have entrusted their legal documentation to our Notary Practice. Our reputation is built on trust, reliability, and a commitment to excellence, making us the preferred choice for those seeking notarisation services in London.

7. Transparent Pricing:

   At our Notary Practice, transparency is key. We offer clear and competitive pricing for our services, ensuring that you know exactly what to expect. No hidden fees, no surprises—just a straightforward commitment to providing exceptional notarisation services.

8. Personalised Service Experience:

   We understand that each client is unique. Our Notary Practice provides a personalised service experience, catering to your specific needs. Whether you’re a business owner, an individual, or a legal professional, our approach is tailored to ensure your satisfaction and success.

Choose our London Notary Practice for more than just notarisation—choose a partner dedicated to supporting your global aspirations. From legal compliance to enhanced SEO, we are committed to being the catalyst for your success in the bustling landscape of London’s business and legal realms.

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Discover how our remote Notarisation Services gives you the exact steps to keep business moving during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Hi there. It’s Matthew Pryke, London, Notary Public. Just a quick message to from or Notaries team, to wish all of our Notary clients to keep well and healthy during this uncertain time. I hope you’re all keeping safe and healthy. We have been keeping busy doing plenty of work for our London Notary clients. We are able to deal with Notarisation and Legalisation requirements remotely and the good news is as well that the previous restrictions on being able to legalize document and obtain Apostilles via the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have been removed with us able to use a postal service for the Foreign and Commonwealth office. What this means is that we can still notarize and legalize documents during this difficult time and for many Notary clients that are proving to be a crucial and essential service which enables their business to keep moving forward during the time of such uncertainty. Now if you do have any questions about this, please do give us a ring or email as we still have people here to support you and to provide you with information and help to get your documents notarized and legalized during this difficult period. So if you have any questions, do please get in touch and we look forward to being able to help you.

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Always get a quote

The first one is to get a quote in advance. If you provide a copy of the documents and you provide the information that you need, then the notary should be able to provide you with a fixed fee quote in advance of meeting with you that allow you to shop around and work out whether you’re happy to pay that amount.

Let the Internet help you

Secondly, the rest of the comparison sites out there, there’s an excellent one called findmynotary.co.uk. That will allow you to search on a geographical basis and then there are fee details that. There are even fee comparisons that will allow you to determine whether the no for your speaking to is the one that has the price that is most appropriate for you. I should add on this though, the price isn’t, the only thing that matters often for most of my clients is whether the matter can be dealt with quickly, efficiently and professionally. And sometimes that’s worth paying a little bit more for.

Fancy saving 20% on the Notary Fees?

But then once you’ve given being given the quote, the other things you need to kind of think about are there any additional fees? So for example, a big one will be is that notary registered for VAT or that. And what that really means is are you going to have to pay another 20% now if you’re a business shopping around for a notary, you’re probably not going to care about that cause the chances are you’re going to be registered for that as well. And so you’re going to be able to recover the amount. But if you’re a person who’s not registered for that and that 20% is significant. So again, not all notary, if I’ve registered for that. So think about whether you can find one. You can create a 20% saving for you by not charging tax on the fees that you have to pay.

More Fees you say!

The third area is thinking about whether there are any additional fees around Legalisation, particularly embassy fees or having to go to the foreign and Commonwealth office. Again, if you want to save on fees, this aspect of those things that you can probably do yourself. And if you want to watch some of our video guides, we even show you how to do that. But the key is often that’ll involve more time from you. So again, sometimes it’s worth spending the money to know that people, notary practices in London like mine who deal with these embassies and Foreign and Commonwealth Office on a day to day basis, we’ll be able to deal with things efficiently and accurately. So ultimately your documents get accepted when they go to the country they’re going to.

So those are a few tips on how to go and get quotes and fees that are the best and appropriate for what you want. And thanks again for watching. And as always, if you have any questions, anything you’d like us to cover, please do get in touch and we’ll try and deal with it on a video. Thanks again.

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There are 4 requirements imposed by the Chinese Embassy which must be followed very carefully, these include:

1. The Notarised document must be bound with legal tape (often ribbon) and the ends sealed with an embossed Notary stamp. This applies even if the bundles have been bound with a brass rivet.
2. A copy of the passport of any signatory must be presented at the Chinese Embassy.
3. If the signatory is signing on behalf of a body corporate, evidence of his or her capacity to sign must be supplied, usually via a Notarised list of directors taken from Companies House,
4. A letter from the signatory authorising the Notary or Legalisation Agent to proceed on the clients behalf.

Our Notary offices are conveniently located in close proximity to the Chinese Embassy and we have years of experience of successfully liaising with the Embassy on behalf of our client’s to secure Notarised and Legalised documents for use in China. If you would like any further information then please get in touch.

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The new passports provide an additional verification requirement for Notary Publics. In particular, Public Notaries should check and confirm that any passport requested to be notarised has been duly signed in the appropriate manner and location.  Often notarised passports are required to be legalised by way of Apostille Certificate issued by The Foreign and Commonwealth Office.  These notarised passport copies are only likely to be accepted by the FCO and issued with an Apostille if the notarised copy sent to the Legalisation Office is signed.  Our Notary’s Office expects that unsigned notarised passport copies will likely be rejected.

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Matthew Pryke, a Public Notary in London, based on Regent Street, states “the Legalisation Office of the FCO is open up to Christmas Eve. However Notary clients should note the different opening hours to ensure Apostilles can be Legalised before Christmas. Our Notary office will endeavour to work efficiently on our notary client’s behalf to seek to ensure documents receive an Legalisation Certificate or Apostille within the same day.”

London clients requiring Legalisation services and an Apostille should contact Matthew Pryke for further details or an Legalisation fee quote on www.mdpryke-notary.com or 020 7355 6019.

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Apostille Examples

• birth certificates,
• patent applications and
• court orders.

The legalisation certificate is approximately 15cms square and is permanently glued to the official document that is embossed with the Apostille seal or stamp. The country producing the document in need of authentication will issue an Apostille certificate and then that document will enjoy acceptance by the countries that recognise the Apostille. These countries that have abolished the requirement of legislation for foreign public documents, thereby accepting Apostilles, are those that are party to the Hague Convention 1961.

An official document can obtain an Apostille by a competent authority. In the UK, The Legislation Office of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is the only competent authority to issue legislation or Apostille certificates. The fee is £30 per Apostille. Registered businesses, such as London Notaries Public, however can take advantage of the premium service offered by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Legislation Office in Central London. Documents lodged here can be returned the same day for a fee of £75 per Apostille. Set out below is an example of an Apostille:

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The legalisation fee to obtain an Apostille Certificate is £75 per document and documents will be processed by the Legalisation Office in Pall Mall within 24 hours if lodged with the FCO before 14:00.

If Notary clients ever need to visit The High Commission for St Kitts and Nevis, it is located at:

2nd Floor
10 Kensington Court
London
W8 5DL

Tel. 020 7937 9522
Fax 020 7937 5514

For Further details about legalisation or our notary services please review our Notary Public guides or get in touch at matthew@mdpryke-notary.com or 0207 355 6000.

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The legalisation fee is £75 per document and documents will be processed the same day if lodged with the FCO before 14:00 hours. The FCO has two legalisation offices. The public legalisation office is situated in Milton Keynes, roughly 55 miles north of London. The FCO will usually charge £30 per Apostille certificate. Documents will usually need to be signed before a London Notary Public and then notarised in advance of being presented to the FCO.

The FCO has another office located near Admiralty Arch, in London. This FCO office is only open to Notary Publics and a few other businesses for the premium legislation service only. The FCO will charge £75 per Apostille. Notaries can lodge documents on behalf of a client who wishes to utilise the premium legalisation service.

The German Consulate is located at:

23 Belgrave Square/Chesham Place
London
SW1X 8PZ
Tel. 020 7824 1300
Fax 020 7824 1435

For further information and notarisation services for Germany, or any other country, please contact M D Pryke Notary Public via the usual channels.

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Documents lodged before 2pm at the Legalisation Office of the FCO can be returned fully legalised the same day. An Apostille Certificate requires a legalisation fee of £75 per document.

The FCO has two legalisation offices. The public legalisation office is situated in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The FCO will usually charge £30 per Apostille certificate. Documents will usually need to be signed before a London Notary Public and then notarised in advance of being presented to the FCO.

The FCO has another office situated at Admiralty Arch, in London. This FCO office is only open to Notary Publics and a few other businesses for the premium legislation service only. The FCO will charge £75 per Apostille. The premium legalisation service is not open to members of the public, however notaries can lodge documents on behalf of clients who wish to utilise the service.

The High Commission for Antigua and Barbuda is located at:

2^nd Floor

45 Crawford Place
London
W1H 4LP

Tel. 020 7486 7073
Fax 020 7486 9970

For Further details about legalisation please review our Notary Public guides or get in touch at matthew@mdpryke-notary.com.

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