ID2 Form Warning!
If you dishonestly enter information or make a statement that you know is, or might be, untrue or misleading, and intend by doing so to make a gain for yourself or another person, or to cause loss or the risk of loss to another person, you may commit the offence of fraud under section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006, the maximum penalty for which is 10 years’ imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both.
What happens during an ID2 meeting?
The solicitor is only instructed to certify your ID and won't be able to provide any legal advice in relation to the transaction it relates to. If you require legal advice on the transaction then please inform us and we will organise a quote for the work.

The meeting should last no longer than 15 minutes whilst the solicitor completed Section B of the ID2 form - Section A is completed by the person getting their identity verified. You are provided the certified documents to send to the solicitor handling the conveyancing for you.
The Land Registry will call your solicitor to confirm that they did meet with you when they receive the completed ID2 Form with the land transaction documents.
What transactions need an ID2 Form?
- Any person who is not a conveyancer, or who is not a UK bank or building society, who is lodging one of the following applications with HM Land Registry.
- Any person who is a party to one of the above transactions who is not represented by a conveyancer where the application is being lodged by someone who is also not a conveyancer.
- Any person who is a party to one of the above transactions who is not represented by a conveyancer, and although the application is being lodged by a conveyancer, that conveyancer is not able to confirm that they are satisfied that sufficient steps have been taken to verify the person’s identity.
What is the difference between an ID1 Form and an ID2 Form?
The verification ID process for the ID2 is the same as the ID1 form however the solicitor must also be provided with:
- an original company search in respect of the corporation which is dated within the last three months and which confirms that the corporation has not been dissolved; and
- evidence of the individual's authority to represent the corporation.
To check if a company is dissolved you can search Companies House.
Example ID2 - Authority to represent
The company must provide a letter giving authority for the party getting their ID2 verified. This is normally provide by a company director or company secretary. The wording of the letter should be:
Dear Sir/Madam, We write giving {FULLNAME} authority to represent {COMPANYNAME}.