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getting money to solicitor from gifted deposit

drummer_666 · 2012-05-23 09:39:54

Hi, I am getting close to exchange on my house. My parents are gifting the deposit. My parents have moved the money all into the same place and it is easily accessible now. I was presuming/planning for them to pay the money directly to my solicitor. Now I'm suddenly thinking, is that ok, or do they need to transfer the…

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newbutold Posts: 753 Forumite

25 May 2012 at 7:21PM

drummer_666 wrote: »

hmm if that's the case then can't they just do two transfers?

My bank has a 10k limit for faster payments but you can make more than one a day so the above would work.

If my posts have random wrong words, please blame the damn autocorrect not me
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