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Title, deeds, registration, disclosure, EPCs and the documents that need to be gathered early if the sale is going to move cleanly.

Title, deeds, registration, disclosure, EPCs and the documents that need to be gathered early if the sale is going to move cleanly.

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Missing deeds, unregistered title and other title problems that can slow a probate sale

One of the most unsettling moments in a probate property sale is when somebody asks for a document and the answer is, “We don’t know where it is.”…

The probate property documents checklist: what to gather early to prevent delay later

A surprising amount of probate delay has nothing to do with high law. It comes from paperwork.

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Do we need a specialist probate solicitor for the conveyancing?

Do we need an EPC to market a probate property?

What do buyers need to know — and what do we have to disclose?

What happens if the property was jointly owned?

What if the property was never registered with Land Registry?

What if the title deeds are missing?

What do we need to tell banks, utilities and government — and what does Tell Us Once not cover?