ETA - FWIW I have a scanned jpeg of my handwritten sig, and more often than not this gets copy & pasted into the relevant doc before it is returned as a pdf.
Not had one rejected so far.
If I was charging, you'd have to split the solicitor's fee too - I'm not authorized to take instructions directly from the public. Happily that doesn't apply to advice tendered on the 'friends and family' basis which is that you get what you pay for, and it's free.
I'll split Danstuff's fee with you