Deeds - Help

Tiglet2

https://eservices.landregistry.gov.uk/eservices

Did you do the index map search at Land Registry? This is really your first step. You don't have to have a title number, you can use a post code to look for your grandfather's piece of land.

Once you have pinpointed the exact plot which you believe your grandfather owns, you can click on "Title Number" (top left I believe) to see if it does have one and is therefore registered, or it doesn't have a title number and is therefore not registered.

If you establish that it is registered, you can purchase the title deed for £3 to see who the registered proprietor is. If it's your grandfather then great, if not, and someone else is the registered proprietor, look to see the date when they became the proprietor and see if you can find any documents around that date to indicate whether your grandfather did sell at that time or it could be that the proprietor acquired the land through adverse possession.

If the land is not registered and therefore you cannot purchase the title deed, then it is time to instruct a solicitor to do a voluntary (first) registration for the land, whereby they will need all the deeds and documents to establish your grandfather as the rightful owner, get it registered in your grandfather's name and then there should be no problem when/if your grandfather wants to sell.

Good luck!