Question 1

What is an ID1 form for?

Accepted Answer

Examples of when an ID1 form might be needed include:     Transfer of Equity (TR1) Coming off a mortgage Discharge of mortgage Registering a mortgage  The purchase or sale of land and property The transfer, surrender or grant of a lease Registering a new, or previously unregistered property     Before your ID1 will be accepted by the Land Registry for example, it will need to be verified by a solicitor who will also need to check the documents and briefly meet you to verify you are who you say you are.     To complete your ID1 form, please fill in the details requested below as accurately as possible. You will also need to upload the documentary proof of your ID to the form which you can do by taking a clear screenshot or photograph of the document on your phone, or uploading a copy from your device in the normal way.    If you are using the FREE ID1 service, we will then send you the ID1 filled out with your details ready for verification either by us, or another a firm of your choice. There will be a fee payable for verification.    If you have instructed and paid Parachute Law to verify your ID then once we have all of the details from you and have checked your documents, we will arrange a quick video-call between you and one of our solicitors to check you are the person to whom the ID documents relate and to take a screenshot of you for our records.    The cost of an online ID1 and ID5 Form is a fixed fee of &pound;99 INC VAT (per person) for this service. Please call us on 0207 183 4547 to arrange payment.

Question 2

Can I do an ID1 form online?

Accepted Answer

Yes we can using the new ID5 procedure from the Land Registry. The process is:     1 You complete section A of the attached form and send to us. There is no need to send us original documents or a passport sized photo.   2 Scan to us a copy, NOT the original, of your passport or a UK photo driving licence. Scan can be scanned by printer or a photo from your phone.   3 A Zoom call is arranged with our solicitor Claudine Boast.   4 Completed ID1 and ID5 form are posted to you     Our ID1 and ID5 service uses the new Land Registry process for witnessing ID via video conference. Read more here - Land Registry - Section 8.1 - Evidence as to identity in form ID1.

Question 3

Do you need ID1 and ID5?

Accepted Answer

Under Clause 2 of the Practice guide 67A: temporary changes to HM Land Registry’s evidence of identity requirements it states:    "Where a conveyancer verifies a person’s identity by way of a video call for the purpose of completing a form ID1 or ID2 they must also complete new form ID5. They must also take and retain a screenshot in colour of the person whose identity they are verifying and provide a copy of it along with the form ID5."    "The screenshot can be taken by either person. It must be in colour and show the faces of both people looking straight at the camera and each face must be sufficiently clear to enable a comparison with the photograph on the copy of the personal details page of the passports.     "Where verification is by a conveyancer the screenshot should only be of the person whose identity is being verified."

Question 4

What is the difference between ID1 and ID2?

Accepted Answer

An ID1 is for an individual person. An ID2 is for a person representing a company.

Question 5

I don't have a passport or driving licence?

Accepted Answer

We only provide remote ID1 verification for clients who can provide an out of date passport or driving licence along with TWO of any of the following:

    


    Credit card bearing the Mastercard or Visa logo, an American Express or Diners Club card, or a debit or multi-function card bearing the Maestro or Visa logo which was issued in the United Kingdom and is supported by an account statement less than three months old*
    Utility bill less than three months old*
    Council tax bill for the current year
    Council rent book showing the rent paid for the last three months
    Mortgage statement for the mortgage accounting year just ended*
    Current firearm or shotgun certificate


    

* These must be postal statements; they must not be statements sent electronically.
 
We cannot accept any other form of ID.

Question 6

Does an ID1 expire?

Accepted Answer

ID1 certificates only last three months. HM Land Registry will not accept an ID1 with a photo that is more than 3 months old.

Question 7

Do you need to send a passport photo?

Accepted Answer

If you are seeing your solicitor face to face then you will need to bring with you a passport sized photo. If you don't have one we can print one for you at a cost of

Question 8

Property is in my married name, how do I get an ID1?

Accepted Answer

If you still have ID documents (even expired) in your married name, you will need these in your meeting. You will also need to provide your marriage certificate and, if you no longer have any documents in your married name, explain why. Your solicitor will grant your ID1 verification at their own discretion.

Question 9

Can I have my meeting on WhatsApp?

Accepted Answer

We do not currently offer meetings via WhatsApp.

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