Who to tell about change of name?

Hi,

This is my list that I got from someone else who posted it somewhere - can't remember where.

Look at all the things you have to change…

• Employer
• HMRC (Revenue and Customs) for tax and NI records (obtain your reference and tax office address from your employer)
• Bank (mortgage and/or saving accounts)
• Building Society (mortgage and/or saving accounts)
• Credit card companies Finance/loan companies
• Local Authority (Council tax and register of electors)
• Department of Work and Pensions (if you are entitled to any benefits)
• Police (if you have any criminal actions against you or are on the Sex Offenders' Registry)
• HM Land Registry (if you own land or property)
• Pension providers
• Passport Office (apply for a name passport)
• DVLA (apply for a new drivers license)
• Motoring organisations (breakdown organisations)
• Utility services (ie. Gas, electricity, water and sewerage providers)
• Telephone provider
• Internet provider
• Mobile phone provider
• Royal Mail Insurance companies (buildings, life, motor, endowments, contents etc.)
• Premium Bonds Office
• Mail-order companies
• Doctor
• Dentist
• Vets (if applicable)
• TV license Office
• School/college/university
• Professional Institutes and bodies
• Library Clubs, societies and associations
• Magazine subscriptions
• If either or both of you have a will, this should be reviewed after you are married

This is so helpful thank you ?

Thank you for this Fawny, 6 days after the event, I now need to crack on with this tedious-ness! Will do the thank you cards first though.

One to add for anyone with children, as we were advised:

You have to re-register their births https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-re-register-a-childs-birth-following-marriage-of-natural-parents

No Problem. Still working through the list, it seems to be taking forever to change everything, fingers crossed by Christmas everything will be done.

Thanks Fawny such a comprehensive list! Thanks again

I'm in the process of sorting all this out (couldn't face it in the build up to the wedding and the honeymoon was straight afterwards!). Just spoke to the Passport Office.... My passport expires in 2019 and if I want to change my name on the passport, I get to pay in full for a new one and I'll get a maximum of 9 months carried over. I don't really fancy spending that money so the advice on the helpline was to keep it in my maiden name until it expires. I'm a bit shocked that the advice is to have one bit of ID that says one name with everything else saying a different name.... Surely that will look dodgy as hell (and be a real pain if I ever need to prove my ID with multiple bits of proof!)? I'm a bit surprised that it's free for a drivers license and the passport office are so awkward.

Anyway, just wanted a rant!!

I still havent changed my tesco clubcard and I've been married over a year!