Is there a way round "photo ID" requirement in conveyancing?

p00hsticks

Tiglet2 said:

If you have no photo ID, a copy of the original Birth Certificate or National Insurance Card will be usually be accepted provided it is accompanied by a passport sized photo that is countersigned on the back by someone who can confirm the identity.

Note that I suspect that by 'a copy of the original Birth certificate' what will be meant is the initial copy that was given to the parents at the time the birth was registered. All birth certificates are copies of the original entry made in the register. As in this country anyone is able to freely purchase copies of birth, marriage and death certificates for anyone else, the only copies of birth certificates that tend to be accepted as a reasonable proof of id are those issued within a year of the birth. 

danthemoneysavingman

pinkteapot said:

Is this a local solicitor or a conveyancing warehouse? The former is likely to have more flexibility.

Got 'em via an intermediary company i won't name here. yes we are changing conveyancer today. Such a pain!

danthemoneysavingman

user1977 said:

What's the current turnaround time for a passport renewal? Might be simplest just to bite the bullet rather than ask around other firms and then have to start from scratch with whatever else has already been done.

tbh from their delaying tactics alone I would think a 10 week passport turnaround would be quicker, albeit completely pointless exercise. If she has the ID to get a passport, that should be acceptable to conveyancer eh?

danthemoneysavingman

Appreciate the responses guys. Experience rather than opinion is obv more helpful but all paints a picture. Many thanks

Any further experience comments very welcome of course!

user1977

danthemoneysavingman said:

user1977 said:

What's the current turnaround time for a passport renewal? Might be simplest just to bite the bullet rather than ask around other firms and then have to start from scratch with whatever else has already been done.

If she has the ID to get a passport, that should be acceptable to conveyancer eh?

Not necessarily, in the same way you can't just rock up to an immigration desk with a birth certificate and a photo signed by your GP. It's not that unreasonable for others to expect you to actually get the government-issued photo ID.

p00hsticks

danthemoneysavingman said:

user1977 said:

What's the current turnaround time for a passport renewal? Might be simplest just to bite the bullet rather than ask around other firms and then have to start from scratch with whatever else has already been done.

 If she has the ID to get a passport, that should be acceptable to conveyancer eh?

As I pointed out further up the thread, the id checks required for a passport (after 30 years it's going to be classed as a new application, not a renewal) is going to involve, among other things, an interview with the Passport Office. It's not simply the case of waving a few bits of paper at them.

GDB2222

p00hsticks said:

danthemoneysavingman said:

user1977 said:

What's the current turnaround time for a passport renewal? Might be simplest just to bite the bullet rather than ask around other firms and then have to start from scratch with whatever else has already been done.

 If she has the ID to get a passport, that should be acceptable to conveyancer eh?

As I pointed out further up the thread, the id checks required for a passport (after 30 years it's going to be classed as a new application, not a renewal) is going to involve, among other things, an interview with the Passport Office. It's not simply the case of waving a few bits of paper at them.

I’ve had a passport for decades, but I don’t recall an interview before getting my first one.

user1977

GDB2222 said:

p00hsticks said:

danthemoneysavingman said:

user1977 said:

What's the current turnaround time for a passport renewal? Might be simplest just to bite the bullet rather than ask around other firms and then have to start from scratch with whatever else has already been done.

 If she has the ID to get a passport, that should be acceptable to conveyancer eh?

As I pointed out further up the thread, the id checks required for a passport (after 30 years it's going to be classed as a new application, not a renewal) is going to involve, among other things, an interview with the Passport Office. It's not simply the case of waving a few bits of paper at them.

I’ve had a passport for decades, but I don’t recall an interview before getting my first one.

No, it's only (now) a requirement for adult applicants who haven't previously had a UK passport. Given the OP's MiL has been abroad before, I presume that means she had a UK passport - in which case it's a renewal (even if a very late one), so no interview needed.

lisyloo

Would an ordinary power of attorney work in this situation (or a lasting one?)

user1977

lisyloo said:

Would an ordinary power of attorney work in this situation (or a lasting one?)

No, you'd still need ID for the granter of the POA. It would only help in the sense of assisting the attorney to go and get suitable ID.