FEES and process

The fees of a Notary Public reflect the checks that need to be made, the skills and experience of the Notary and the fact that a Notary Public is  highly regulated and required to maintain a high level of insurance  cover.

Angharad  will provide a fixed fee for the service that you require, giving you certainty regarding your final bill. A discount is offered for repeat clients and for clients with a large quantity of documents.

Fees depend on the complexity of the work involved but an indication of costs is as follows:

• Simple certification of an original document e.g. a passport: £85 per document
  
• Basic fee for other notarial acts: £100
  
• For  more complex matters or where Angharad is required to amend or draft  foreign documents from scratch, Angharad will charge on a time/cost  basis: hourly rate of £250
  
• Sending documents for legalisation: £25
  
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office legalisation fee: £30 per document
  VAT is not charged on fees.
  Payment can be made by cash, cheque or electronic bank transfer.
  

Generally speaking, a matter will proceed as follows:

• Initial enquiry.
  
• Client supplies electronic copies of the documents so that Angharad can view them and see what needs to be done.
  
• Angharad provides an accurate quote and an indication of availability and timescale.
  
• An appointment will be set up at a convenient time. Angharad will outline exactly what you need to bring to the meeting.
  
• Angharad  will carry out verification and checks as well as considering any  drafting amendments that are required. to the document.
  
• Angharad will draft a notarial certificate.
  
• Angharad and the client will meet, the client bringing photo identification and proof of address to the appointment.
  
• Angharad  will complete her notarial certificate. This will generally be at the  meeting but occasionally the documents may have to be returned to you at  a later date.

• If you  have instructed Angharad to obtain an apostille, she will do so.  Legalisation can take between a day to several weeks depending on the urgency that you need. 

• Angharad will issue an invoice to you for payment in cash (subject to a  limit of £200) or by cheque or bank transfer. achieve their legal goals.