About Natalie
I have been a Notary Public for well over 10 years, helping individuals and businesses get their documents authenticated for use anywhere in the world. Take a look at my services page for the full list of what I can help with.
I know that visiting a lawyer can feel daunting for some clients and I offer a welcoming and friendly service.
Many countries also require documents to be apostilled or legalised before they will accept them. I can arrange this for you, obtaining apostilles from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and legalising at foreign consulates in London, so you don't have to navigate that process yourself.
Subject to availability, I can offer flexible appointments, including evenings and weekends. I can also come to you if you are unable to get to my office, whether that's your home or your place of work.
Alongside my notarial work I also practise as a solicitor, although this is entirely separate from my notarial practice. I trained as a solicitor in 2010, starting at a niche property firm in Notting Hill before moving to a UK Top 50 firm in Cambridge. I later left to set up as a consultant solicitor, and today I specialise in leasehold enfranchisement, advising clients across the country.
Outside work, my time is divided between my two young daughters, getting my trainers on and running with my two beloved German Pointers, and playing the piano — a hobby I have had since childhood and still turn to for relaxation whenever I get the chance. I also love to paint.
The rest of my spare time goes to caring for my much-loved menagerie of animals: a growing and slightly eccentric collection that includes chickens, tortoises, harris hawks, cats, and my three-legged muntjac deer, Petal, who found her way into our family after being rescued as a fawn (look out for her on my seal!).
The Significance of My Seal
A seal is a device for making an embossment on paper, and the word ‘seal’ also informally describes the impression made. Seals were used in the earliest civilisations, and notaries still use them today.
In England and Wales, each registered notary has an individual personal seal, registered with the Faculty Office and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which includes the notary’s name, designation and usually a pictorial emblem (often an animal – as found in many seals from Ancient Greece).
My seal includes a picture of ‘Petal’ the muntjac. Petal was originally a wild deer, but she was sadly hit by a car and left for dead at the side of the road. Her front leg was badly shattered and had to be amputated after we picked her up. However, after treatment and a lot of care at home, she is now fully recovered and enjoys a life of luxury at home with us in Swaffham Prior.
She lives in the garden, with Pippy (another rescued muntjac), although she comes into the house whenever the opportunity arises! She is named ‘Petal’ due to her fondness for eating all of our beautiful flowers: roses, azaleas and agapanthus being her favourite! Our four cats adore her, and they can often be seen playing in the garden together.
She is a much loved member of the family and her image now appears on paperwork all over the world.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, require a quote, or wish to make an appointment.
I endeavour to respond to all enquiries within one working day, save where I am away from the office during annual leave and public holidays.