Costs & Delivery

The following prices are set by the the General Register Office and no mark-up is charged. We do not buy the cheaper 'short' certificates.

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PAID FOR IN FULL IN ADVANCE. Please calculate the costs from the tables below and send your cheque payable to 'Finders' to our contact address.

CERTIFICATE / DOCUMENT DELIVERY  TIMES - the times quoted below are production times stated by the government departments responsible. We may not  receive the document itself until the next working day (subject to the smooth running of the Royal Mail).  Please allow a further 4-5 days for delivery to you and ask for the document to be emailed or faxed to you in advance if this helps. Also see our terms & conditions.

Document Type Delivery Option Time Cost
(ex. Service Charge)
Certificates of
  • Birth
  • Death
  • Marriage
  • Adoption
(Certified Copies)		 Standard 4 working days £9.25 each
Priority 24 hours (Mon-Fri) £23.40 each
Decree Absolute
(Certified Copy)		 Standard 14 - 28 days
see notes below		 £40.00 each
see notes below
Will or Grant
(Certified Copy)		 Standard 5 working days £6.00 each
Will or Grant
(Uncertified Copy)		 Standard Same day before 3pm £6.00 each

Service Charges

A service charge is added depending on the number of documents you order:

 

Number of Simultaneous DocumentsService Charge
1 - 4£15.00 + VAT
5 - 9£75.00 + VAT
10+Please contact us.

Please note, If any company or individual orders in excess of 10 documents at any time, Finders reserve the right to apply a Service Charge at a rate of £40 + VAT per document ordered (+ fee for the document re-charged at cost).

 

Notes

Copies of Decrees Absolute - These are filed by Case Number and we cannot search the registers ourselves. If you know the Case Number you may receive a copy earlier than if you do not. If you do not know the Case Number (& even if you know the date of Divorce and both parties names) 14-28 day service. The government department responsible are at present not committing to a time period for production of documents. We only supply copies issued by official government sources.

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