Document signed by a Commissioner for Oaths

RomfordNavy

While dealing with the estate for a deceased person we have found Santander to be very helpful and only required sight of the death certicicate to proceed. However Virgin Bank seem to be more awkward and insist that we get their form witnessed by a Solicitor or a Commissioner for Oaths. Is there anything we can do to get around this or are they within their rights to insist that we get this form duly authorised?

EarthBoy

RomfordNavy wrote: »

While dealing with the estate for a deceased person we have found Santander to be very helpful and only required sight of the death certicicate to proceed.

Only the death certificate? That seems very lax indeed. How did Santander know from just the death certificate who the executor of the estate was, or the next of kin, or who was entitled to the funds in the account etc.?

Tom99

RomfordNavy wrote: »

While dealing with the estate for a deceased person we have found Santander to be very helpful and only required sight of the death certicicate to proceed. However Virgin Bank seem to be more awkward and insist that we get their form witnessed by a Solicitor or a Commissioner for Oaths. Is there anything we can do to get around this or are they within their rights to insist that we get this form duly authorised?

Do you have probate? You can use that instead of the witness.

Linton

You can get an oath commissioned just be asking at a local solicitors, possibly just for a £5 donation to their charity box. It is no great issue.

CatLady13

Linton wrote: »

You can get an oath commissioned just be asking at a local solicitors, possibly just for a £5 donation to their charity box. It is no great issue.

Yep, I did this when I got probate. Didn’t take long and cost £5 (my solicitor prepared the statement and I had to swear with a different solicitor as you can’t use the one who prepared the documents - they arranged it all for me). The only hard bit was saying “solemnly”, as in “I do solemnly swear`’ - never realised how awkward a word that is to say before then!

Thrugelmir

RomfordNavy wrote: »

While dealing with the estate for a deceased person we have found Santander to be very helpful and only required sight of the death certicicate to proceed.

In what regard? Not clear what you have requested them to do. Or what stage you are at.

RomfordNavy

EarthBoy wrote: »

Only the death certificate? That seems very lax indeed. How did Santander know from just the death certificate who the executor of the estate was, or the next of kin, or who was entitled to the funds in the account etc.?

It was a joint account.

RomfordNavy

Tom99 wrote: »

Do you have probate? You can use that instead of the witness.

I was hoping we didn't need to go to probate, expected it to be simpler without that complication.

RomfordNavy

Linton wrote: »

You can get an oath commissioned just be asking at a local solicitors, possibly just for a £5 donation to their charity box. It is no great issue.

Ok thanks, I didn't know that Linton.

RomfordNavy

Thrugelmir wrote: »

In what regard? Not clear what you have requested them to do. Or what stage you are at.

Trying to get an ISA transfered to his spouse as next of kin.

Thrugelmir

RomfordNavy wrote: »

Trying to get an ISA transfered to his spouse as next of kin.

Was there a will?