zippy
pfm Member
I have just had to 'prove my identity' to the estate agents I'm dealing with. No problem ? Big problem !
for a start I'm told any utility bill with my name and address on it will be OK, but... it has to be less than 3 months old (most utilities only send a statement once a year, if at all) . Almost all my utility companies/banks/etc are now 100% paperless, but it has to be an original document so going into my EON account and printing one from there isn't valid. I was originally told that I'd have to physically take my documents to their office but I managed to persuade them out of that as the agents are 300 miles away!
All the above was in addition to a passport check but luckily I happen to have a 'solicitor endorsed' photocopy to send to them.
Please let's come out of the stone age and make life easier for all of us...
for a start I'm told any utility bill with my name and address on it will be OK, but... it has to be less than 3 months old (most utilities only send a statement once a year, if at all) . Almost all my utility companies/banks/etc are now 100% paperless, but it has to be an original document so going into my EON account and printing one from there isn't valid. I was originally told that I'd have to physically take my documents to their office but I managed to persuade them out of that as the agents are 300 miles away!
All the above was in addition to a passport check but luckily I happen to have a 'solicitor endorsed' photocopy to send to them.
Please let's come out of the stone age and make life easier for all of us...