Certify Documents

northwest1965

The last time I purchased a house, I had to have documents certified. We did this at the post office for a charge.

I am just wondering, can any professional person do this? Do they need a special stamp? Or can they just sign it?

libf

Here's the list of professions that my solicitor sent me:

Bank or building society official
Dentist
Police officer
Teacher or lecturer
Justice of the peace;
A currently Registered Nurse;
Accountants - member of a recognised professional accounting body or a Registered Tax Agent;
Manager of a bank or credit union;
Barrister or Solicitor;
Police Officer at a local police station;
Post Office (there is a charge of £7.15 for this)
Principal of a College, High School or Primary School;
Registered Pharmacist;
Medical Practitioner;
Chiropractor
Physiotherapist
Veterinary Surgeon
Optometrist

And they had to write ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me’ on the document, sign it, dating it, and print their name and occupation.

I asked an accountant at work do it. (Interestingly one set of solicitors I'm dealing with required certified ID, the other just wanted photocopies of passport and a utility bill...)

northwest1965

Thanks, I just phoned Santander and our branch will not do it. Phoned a local solicitor we have used in the past, they won't do it either!

davidmcn

You need to check with whoever wants the certified documents, there's no "standard" list of authorised people.

libf

northwest1965 wrote: »

Thanks, I just phoned Santander and our branch will not do it. Phoned a local solicitor we have used in the past, they won't do it either!

You'd be better asking a friend or colleague. Anyone else will want to be paid for it, or won't do it at all. Or if your time to worth more to you then just save the effort pay the post office!

G_M

What documents?

Who for?

The answer will be different depending on the above.

Or by 'certified', do you actually mean 'witnessed'?

northwest1965

Passport and utility bill. Certified that they are true copies, required for solicitor for selling a property

G_M

So it's an ID check by the solicitor.

1) ask the solicior what certification he'll accept or

2) take the original to his office to check himself or

3) post the originals to him registerd mail, to check and return

densol_2

I remember fondly many moons ago the excitement of someone coming into the office to swear a stat declaration, affidavit or certified copies. Then it was a statutory charge that we the solicitor kept personally It was £5 for a document and £2 for an exhibit ! It was fab to get a few in on a Friday afternoon ! Lol ( and yes haters we declared it to the tax man as it was all logged )

Now it's all changed ! I was charged £75 for a crap identity proof - I couldn't believe it !

OP - sorry to refinish - keep shopping round for a good price

Davesnave

densol wrote: »

I remember fondly many moons ago the excitement of someone coming into the office to swear a stat declaration, affidavit or certified copies. Then it was a statutory charge that we the solicitor kept personally It was £5 for a document and £2 for an exhibit ! It was fab to get a few in on a Friday afternoon ! Lol ( and yes haters we declared it to the tax man as it was all logged )

It was only 6 years ago that our solicitor sent us across the road to another firm for a stat dec. They had a reciprocal arrangement.

The charge was £5.

Brown_Eyed_Girl

Mine solicitor accepted it from my mortgage adviser