I am a cash buyer – but solicitor says I need to prove where money came from | Money | guardian.co.uk

I am a cash buyer – but solicitor says I need to prove where money came from | Money | guardian.co.uk

When my daughter was born I decided to put away £10 a week for emergencies – I had to dip into it for the odd gas bill etc but I always put the money back. When my granddaughter came along I was still putting away £10 a week. Now my daughter is 23 and I have separated from my wife and thought that I would put the money towards buying a little cottage for myself. I sold off my two Harley-Davidsons and put a bid in on a repossessed house. I told the estate agents that it would be a cash sale. .....