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Property deeds
Beenie
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These used to be made of paper, and had to be guarded carefully as your proof of ownership.
Now that Land Registry has gone digital, do you still need the paper version?
Now that Land Registry has gone digital, do you still need the paper version?
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These used to be made of paper, and had to be guarded carefully as your proof of ownership.
Now that Land Registry has gone digital, do you still need the paper version?
Not for legal reasons but they can be of interest for historical purposes. I passed on all the paper deeds to the new owners of my Dad's house last year.0 -
No, but there may be related documents (warranties, lease, previous conveyances) which are not held electronically and which may be either important, or as Moji says, interesting.0
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We have ours and they are, as you have both said, interesting from a historical point of view.
It was bothering me that if we had a fire or flood, they might be damaged or destroyed and we couldn't prove it was our house.0 -
Please keep all your paper Deeds and documents!
The Land Registry are not infallible and if they've incorrectly scanned a page, a map, a Deed etc it causes all sorts of stress when you come to sell.Currently studying for a Diploma - wish me luck
Phase 1 - Emergency Fund - Complete :j
Phase 2 - £20,000 Mortgage Fund - Underway0 -
If registered then the deeds no longer 'prove ownership' but as posted do hang on to them“Official Company Representative
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http://www.screwfix.com/p/sentry-safe-5ltr-fire-resistant-chest-small-352-x-284-x-156mm/96598We have ours and they are, as you have both said, interesting from a historical point of view.
It was bothering me that if we had a fire or flood, they might be damaged or destroyed and we couldn't prove it was our house.
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As others have said, could just end up being helpful.
Apparently there was an issue with the place i'm buying in that sellers previous solicitors didn't completely do something when they bought it. Given it was nr 20yrs ago the solicitor isn't around any more and therefore they didnt' have the docs, so had to go back to management co and freeholder.
When this is finally sorted i'm putting them all in a folder and filing them. If i sell then i'm handing that folder and any additional docs to the solicitor on day 1!0 -
Any suggestions on one rather bigger than that? All the various papers to do with proving "whats what" re my house would need a rather larger container than that:rotfl::(0 -
moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »Any suggestions on one rather bigger than that? All the various papers to do with proving "whats what" re my house would need a rather larger container than that:rotfl::(
well If you need more that this 15.4ltr one then maybe worth investing in an evil super-villan style vault.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/sentry-safe-fire-safe-file-guard-15-4ltr/3985f0
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