Prenuptial agreements · England & Wales

A prenup that a court will take seriously — for one fixed fee.

We draft prenuptial and postnuptial agreements the way the courts in England & Wales expect to see them: freely entered into, with full disclosure, independent advice for both of you, and signed in good time before the wedding. One fixed fee, quoted before you commit.

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✔ Drafted by a practising solicitor✔ One fixed fee, quoted before you commit✔ Notarisation & apostille available for use abroad✔ England & Wales

What is a prenup? A prenuptial agreement is a written contract made before a marriage or civil partnership that sets out how you would divide property, money and other assets if the relationship ended. In England & Wales a prenup is not automatically binding, but since the Supreme Court's decision in Radmacher v Granatino (2010) a court will normally hold you to one that was made fairly, with disclosure and independent advice, unless doing so would be unfair.

How it works

Four steps, no hourly billing

Most agreements are completed remotely by phone, email and video, wherever you are in England & Wales. Signing can be done in person at our Wigmore Street office if you need a notarised copy.

Call us

Tell us the wedding date, where you both live (and where you plan to live), and roughly what each of you owns. We quote a fixed fee on the call.

Disclosure & instructions

We take your instructions and prepare a simple disclosure schedule for each of you. Full disclosure is what makes the agreement stick.

Draft, advise, agree

We draft the agreement and advise you on it. Your partner takes independent advice from their own solicitor — we can suggest firms who do this on a fixed fee too.

Sign — in good time

Both of you sign at least 28 days before the wedding. If the agreement has to be recognised abroad, we can notarise it and arrange the apostille on the same day.

What's included

Everything the agreement needs to hold up

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A bespoke agreement

Drafted for your circumstances — property, business interests, inheritances, pensions, debts and children — not a template with your names dropped in.

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Advice from a practising solicitor

You are advised by a solicitor holding a current practising certificate, so the agreement carries the independent-advice weight that Radmacher requires.

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Disclosure schedules

Clear, proportionate financial disclosure for each party, annexed to the agreement, so nobody can later say they did not know what they were signing away.

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Notarisation & apostille

If either of you is a foreign national, owns property abroad, or you may live overseas, we can notarise the agreement and obtain the FCDO apostille so it can be used in other countries.

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Review clauses

Sensible review triggers — children, a house move, a set number of years — so the agreement stays fair and stays enforceable.

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One fixed fee

Quoted before you instruct us. No hourly rates, no surprise invoices. See how prenup costs work.

Why us

A solicitor and a notary — which matters more than it sounds

✔ Prenups are only as good as the process behind them. We run the process the courts look for: disclosure, independent advice, time.
✔ Many of the couples we see have a connection to another country. A notarised, apostilled prenup is what a Spanish, French, Italian, Dubai or US adviser will ask for.
✔ Central London office at 19 Wigmore Street for signing and notarisation; everything else remote.
✔ Straight answers. If a prenup will not achieve what you want — for example, ring-fencing money the court would treat as needed for children — we will tell you on the first call.

Not sure a prenup is right for you?

Read whether prenups are legally binding in the UK, what they can and cannot do, and how much time you need before the wedding. Then call us.

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Questions people ask

Frequently asked questions

Are prenups legally binding in the UK?

Not automatically. In England & Wales the court keeps the final say on finances on divorce, but since Radmacher v Granatino (2010) it will give effect to a prenup that was freely entered into with full appreciation of its implications, unless it would be unfair to hold you to it. The way to make a prenup stick is the process: disclosure, independent advice for both parties, and signing well before the wedding. More on enforceability.

How much does a prenup cost?

We work on one fixed fee, quoted on the first call once we know what the agreement needs to cover. Your partner's independent advice is paid separately to their own solicitor. How prenup costs are made up.

How long before the wedding should we sign?

Sign at least 28 days before the wedding — that is the period the Law Commission proposed for a qualifying nuptial agreement, and courts are wary of agreements signed under time pressure. Start eight to twelve weeks out if you can. Timing explained.

Can you act for both of us?

No solicitor can properly advise both parties to a prenup — the whole point is that each of you has your own independent adviser. We act for one of you and can suggest firms that advise the other party on a fixed fee.

We are already married. Is it too late?

No. A postnuptial agreement is made after the wedding and is treated in the same way by the courts. Prenup vs postnup.

One of us is not British — does that change anything?

Often, yes. Many countries have matrimonial property regimes, and a foreign court may look for a notarised agreement with an apostille. We are notaries as well as solicitors, so we can deal with that in one place. Prenups for international couples.

Call us and tell us what you need

Tell us when the wedding is, where you both live, and roughly what you each own. We will tell you what the agreement needs to cover and quote one fixed fee — before you commit to anything.