I put fifty large ones down on our first flat and I don’t recall any particular checks as to its provenance. I mean I handed over 3months of bank statements and payslips but that unfortunately/obviously(?) didn’t cover all of that amount. 2014
Things have got a fair bit stricter since 2014.
Evidently.
Was there a particular law change or are lenders becoming more wary?
I mean, there was plenty of dodgy money coming into London property well before and up to 2014, and from the markets we've been discussing.
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I put fifty large ones down on our first flat and I don’t recall any particular checks as to its provenance. I mean I handed over 3months of bank statements and payslips but that unfortunately/obviously(?) didn’t cover all of that amount. 2014