Thanks Terpe
If this is the case then I should be OK with submitting my last bank statement and payslip that tie up together. According to Appendix FM-SE as I quoted, it's the date of the most recent piece of evidence that must be dated no earlier than 28 days from the application.
Given that my monthly bank statements are dated 10 days after the payslip to which they correspond, then the most recent piece of evidence will always be the bank statement, so as long as that is dated for the period ending no more than 28 days prior to the application then that's acceptable right?
As an example:
Recent payslip: Dated 25th May
Recent bank statement: Dated from previous period in May until 5th June, but not received until 15th June
DHL'd documents to wife: Received 18th June
Payment for VISA application: 19th June
Submission at VFS: 27th June
I know I may have exaggerated some of the timescales above, but if the key gap is that between payment of the VISA application (19th) and the bank statement end date (5th) being less than 28 days, then this should be fine?