At present the payment reference generated when using ABA files uses the Solicitor Reference field for the details.

Whilst this works well for payments to Solicitors, it results in the same reference number being used for payments to other parties (including the agency) which can be confusing to the recipient as the Solicitor's reference number is often a not easily identifiable set of numbers and/or letters.

It also means the user has to go back to the Listing Information screen to keep changing the Solicitor Reference every time an ABA file is generated for the property if they want the payment reference that appears on the bank statement to be different.

Could we please have the option made available for the user to manually enter the payment reference when generating a payment to resolve this issue? If payment is being made to a Solicitor (e.g. Stakeholder Payout), perhaps the Solicitor Reference field from the Listing Information screen could be displayed on the Stakeholder Payment screen so it is easier for the user to update these details as they are processing the payment, should they not be correct.