  Parents live abroad, want to pay deposit on my house....  (7
Posts) financialwizard Fri 10-May-13 20:18:51  Cog I have just
had a client declined because the deposit was not in their bank
account for 6 months and it was from a european union country
but because the audit trail was 'not acceptable' they would not
agree to release funds.  If it is UK - UK it is easier to check.
CogitoErgoSometimes Fri 10-May-13 17:07:25  I don't think you're
right financialwizard. I've had substantial cash gifts from
relatives transferred into my account in the past and never once
had to prove an audit trail.  financialwizard Fri 10-May-13
15:04:07  Right. Firstly you will need that deposit in your UK
account for some time because otherwise you're going to have to
prove an audit trail as to where that money came from (if you
could do that it would be better). This is for money laundering
issues.  WRT the defaults it very much depends on how many years
ago they were satisfied and how your credit has run since.  If
you want to