The same check.Four regulators.

Proof of address sits in every onboarding file. What changes by sector is the evidence your regulator expects to see behind it.

Law Firms

Client due diligence
that survives an SRA audit.

Conveyancing and probate files need address evidence that holds up years later. Every Postal.id case produces a sealed pack with delivery records attached, filed against the matter reference.

Source of funds address matchgeo_match
Matter-referenced evidence packsealed
Remote client, no office visitpostal_otp_ok
Accountancy

Registered office,
actually occupied.

Company formation attracts shell registrations at mail-forwarding addresses. Postal delivery combined with forwarding detection separates a trading business from a nameplate.

no_forwarding
Reason code returned on clean delivery
200 / batch
CSV upload for January onboarding runs
Property & Lettings

Tenants who
really lived there.

Referencing fraud starts with a fabricated previous address. A postal check on the prior tenancy costs less than one void week and takes two days.

Prior address
Verified independently of the applicant
Guarantor checks
Same flow, separate case reference
Financial Services

Step-up verification
where the risk actually is.

Run digital checks on every applicant and escalate to postal only when risk scoring flags the case. FCA-ready evidence, without slowing down the other 90%.

<5m

Digital tier completion for low-risk applicants.

4.2d

Average postal turnaround on escalated cases.

7yr

Evidence retention, exportable on demand.

Also Serving
Universities
Insurance
Gaming & betting
Marketplaces
Healthcare
Charities