Gifted deposit from abroad and requested documentation by solicitor?

[David_2020]

Hi.
I am in the process of the buying first flat in UK (and in live) and part of deposit was a gifted money from my mother. The solicitor ask my mother to sent him a bank statement, photo of ID & proof of address to check source of money due the The Money Laundering Regulations 2007. I understand that, but my mom is living in Poland and she don't want to give here personal details as bank account number or full ID photo. Also solicitor request amiqusID verification.
Do solicitor can ask about that information from person who is living abroad?
When I was looking for a lender, a letter from my mother with her signature and information that it is a free gift was enough. And yes, solicitor also asking for that type of letter. Even when I send him letter accepted by bank at mortgage process.

Thank for advice and help.

David

[CarolynKing]

To do this, you clearly need to find a whole bunch of legal documents describing the rights of a lawyer. To be honest, I myself am not exactly sure about whether he can demand this from your mother, who lives in Poland. I have several documents about rights and obligations that I have collected in one place here https://clickhelp.com/ and I can share this with you. You can try to find what you need using a keyword search. If you still need to know this, I will open access to you without any problems or send you these documents. I hope I can help you with something here.