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Solicitors lost my Grans deeds!
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Threaten them with a complaint to the Solicitors Regulatory Organisation! Tell them this in writing and by phone. This assumes they have written authority from your relative for you to act for her.
Its the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (not being a pedant - giving the wrong name might undermine your credibility a bit) - and they tend not to deal with complaints, that pleasure falls to the Legal Ombudsman Service.
http://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor.page#how-complain
The other potentially sneaky way to do this is to ask another firm to do the sale for you - they will then contact the original firm for the papers at which point they will be able to help deal with the issue!Adventure before Dementia!0 -
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Why on EARTH would they allow someone to keep deeds to land ?
You only EVER EVER EVER allow someone your deeds if it is a requirement of a loan that they are held as security.
Forget all the rubbish about loosing them in fires, the solicitors can catch fire as well.
Good Luck !
you will need it
Decent solicitors keep them in fire proof safes, often without charge in the hope of getting the work when the land is sold (although that often isn't the case). Leaving them there can be better than sticking them in the "junk" drawer at home, but not if the solicitor is going to lose them!Adventure before Dementia!0 -
Once you "deposit" deeds they are not deeds, they are bonds, which can be used to loan against.
Keep your own deeds = keep your own property.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
Good luck with this one
My Grandad's solictor managed to "complete" winding up his affairs, then when they asked us to sign in the end we asked for the deeds and they said "what deeds?"
They had to find them (they had them all along, just managed to "forget") and sort out the house, before winding up the estate for a 2nd timeYou never know how far-reaching something good, that you may do or say today, may affect the lives of others tomorrow0 -
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