Certifiers

Willsie01

If you don't know anyone on the Solicitors acceptable certifiers list what is the most economic way of getting ID's done?

davidmcn

There's no standard list, so it might help if you told us who is on the list you're looking at?

Willsie01

davidmcn wrote: »

There's no standard list, so it might help if you told us who is on the list you're looking at?

I didn't know that and it sounds daft not to standardise.
However, the list I was given is:

· A solicitor/ legal executive/ licensed conveyancer

· Bank or building society manger

· Independent financial advisor (Financial conduct authority or prudential regulation authority regulated)

dunstonh

Your mortgage broker can do it, if you are using one.

Willsie01

They're in Leeds and I'm in Hertfordshire.

davidmcn

Do they want certification that your face matches the ID, or just that they've seen the ID i.e. do you need to visit them in person?

Bank/BS manager then? Especially if you have (or will have) a mortgage with them.

You'll probably find a bored solicitor willing to do it for not much cash in hand.

Willsie01

Certified Photo ID is the requirement

MortgageMamma

You can go to the post office with your original documents and get this done

It costs £12 for three items.

The photocopy them and stamp them to say they are a true copy of the originals. You can then post these to your broker, but you must also send the receipt the post office give you to prove they have certified the documents.

davidmcn

Willsie01 wrote: »

Certified Photo ID is the requirement

Certified as what though? Certified as merely being a true copy of the original ID? Or certified as looking like your face?

MortgageMamma wrote: »

You can go to the post office with your original documents and get this done

Only if you're lucky enough to find one of these behind the counter though:

· A solicitor/ legal executive/ licensed conveyancer

· Bank or building society manger

· Independent financial advisor

Willsie01

Not on the list of approved certifiers

MortgageMamma

davidmcn wrote: »

Certified as what though? Certified as merely being a true copy of the original ID? Or certified as looking like your face?


Only if you're lucky enough to find one of these behind the counter though:

· A solicitor/ legal executive/ licensed conveyancer

· Bank or building society manger

· Independent financial advisor

Not always needed. Certain post offices off a certification service usually the big ones. I've never had any issues with using post office certified documents ever, and most of my business that I transact is non face to face.

Think about it - they can do passport checking service