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27 Jan 10
13:03
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if somebody broke into your house, changed the locks and said right i own this house now. what do you do?
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I would imagine the house owner would be registered somewhere
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why, are you looking for somewhere to squat?
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lol no its just something ive always wondered. always rented so dunno, asked a few people who own houses and they were pretty vague about it. didnt seem to be sure themselves.
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Your name is on the title deeds and land registrary.
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ffs, is this fishing?
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The land registry office has All the past and present Property owners information on file, even those who have put in for Adverse Posession.
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what about demonic possessions?
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i always thought it would be easy to rent a place, then rent it out again to a dozen other people before they realise that it wasn't yours to rent out in the first place.
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not at all. i know the land registry but not everybody who owns property owns the land its on, so its pretty meaningless. as for title deeds i searched once but couldnt find any official body that held details of all properties/owners etc.
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you can sub-let, but you really have to trust who you sub-let to as the responsibility is yours
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no, i didnt mean sub-let, i meant getting deposit money and a months rent money off loads of folk, and then doing a bolt :D
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it happens shaky, read about the gumtree frauds where some poor student girl has handed over her money and left sobbing in the street with nowhere to stay
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definitely not a good thing to do imo. if youre ok with people ended up homeless and maybe dying on the streets just so you can make a few quid then give it a go...
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i wasnt suggesting doing it for myself. just that i've rented plenty flats in my time and never thought of asking for proof of ownership of the property. i always just assume whoever i deal with is the legal owner.
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heh, been lucky so far, just google gumtree and scam
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a hammer on the kneecap can take the shine of things for you though ..
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looking to move soon, bit tricky as no proof of income so probably have to pay 6 months rent up front. thats why ive stayed where i am so long. its a dump but i know the owner. definitely going to be very careful on paying 6 months rent...some kind of lodging the money with a solicitor who only releases each months rent at a time thing must be possible?
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cunny ...usually 6 months up front means it ALWAYS stays up front (like a deposit fund )....
so you pay 6 months up front and start paying monthly too .. |
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TenancyDeposit/index.htm
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You dont. The queen owns it.
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dont think id trust anybody with 6 months rent. id rather live in a hotel.
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Don't believe this guff about the Land Registry.
the only way you can know who owns your property for sure is physically seeing the deeds. |
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deeds are all electronic now...my solicitor told me ..
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Just had to produce my deeds as was making a will,think the document they wanted was called a Deed of Covenant,as far as being electronic mine certainly are not
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you sell the house or buy another ...the deeds go electronic ..
paper deeds disappear .. |
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no, i didnt mean sub-let, i meant getting deposit money and a months rent money off loads of folk, and then doing a bolt
Yeah its well known scam, easy money ;) http://www.thelondonpaper.com/life-style/property/features/couples-fleeced-in-fake-landlord-scam Google "fake landlord scam" and there are loads |
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Ah i see,cos mine are really ancient
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my g/f recently sold hers , the history was phenominal in the documents ..her solicitor said they had to send them to the Land Registry or similar ..now electronic ..
i bought one 4 years ago , same , deeds no longer paper says solicitor .. just trying to assist .. |
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One night coming back from the pub I couldn't open my own front door. I was extremely drunk and I was convinced that not only had my house been burgled, but they must have changed the locks as well. I didnt have a mobile phone at that time, if i did I would have rung up the police to report it.
I fell asleep in the front garden and luckily by the time I woke up the burglars had changed the locks back and i got in with no problem |
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if somebody broke into your house, changed the locks and said right i own this house now. what do you do?
Shoot the cvnt. Sorted. |
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If you have a mortgage then the bank/ lender will have the deeds, if you own outright you can keep them yourself or trust them to a solicitor.
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Joe Jordan 27 Jan 15:25
deeds are all electronic now...my solicitor told me .. --------------------------------- Correct, they have been for quite a while |