Certifying documents for conveyancing during lockdown

Ally_E.

Hello, just had an offer on a house accepted and wondering what everyone else is doing to certify their identity documents in lockdown? I can't quite remember what I did last time when I bought 3 years ago, I think I had to take my passport into a bank branch to be certified. Is there a way to do this from home?

davidmcn

Assuming you mean for your solicitor's purposes, you'll need to check with them what they'll accept as there aren't universal rules.

Mildreds_Earrings

Hi, it might depend on what each Solicitor will accept? However, we had to send our original passport and driving licence to our Solicitor via special delivery and she returned the original documents to us via special delivery.  I don’t know what everyone else is doing but that was acceptable to our Solicitor.

Jaybee_16

When selling my flat, the solicitor used an app by Thirdfort. Expensive but an easy process to verify my identity. All done from my living room. 
When purchasing my next property, that solicitor used the Post Office verification method.

bex2012

I think we just took our documents to the office and stood outside whilst the receptionist photocopied them!

Rudi1990

I posted mine recorded delivery, had it all back (recorded delivery) within 3-4 days.

p00hsticks

(some) Post Offices will certify copies of passports and driving licences

https://www.postoffice.co.uk/identity/document-certification

davilown

take it take your ID to the solicitors- they can then have actial copies they make themselves 

Dellgrad12

We just had a WhatsApp video call with the solicitors, held up passports and job done.

L_T_88

We did ours at The Post Office. Completed there and then, three docs was around £13 I think.

Punkcandykane

We went through a broker who we had to send passports too who then certified them. We had them sent first class recorded and they got them next day.