wayne9t9

Just looking for some advice. The bloke that arranged the will wants 5 quid a month to hold it...*rippoff*.. so its whether to go with a solicitor, the bank, under the mattress, whats the best?

Plucking Pheasants

Going from my dad's death, I would say get at least several certified and sealed copys of the wills and keep them in various locations, with each copy having a note listing locations of where the other ones are to verify it.

Then keep one at home in the safe (or whatever hidey hole that is used), one at the bank, one at the solicitior etc.

Covers all bases and give the relatives an easier time finding the ruddy thing. As we literally turned the house upside down trying to find it. Solictors also had a copy, which was out of date, so didn't help matters.

gaz-cole

good point about having several copies, but how does a will become out of date? i thought this was only the case if a new/amended will was issued?

Plucking Pheasants

That's exactly what happned:

An amended one was written up, but was retained in the house, and not forwarded to the solicitors. So the solicitor's copy wasn't the lastest/current version.

It was quite a big amendment as well, as the amended one had me as an executor, whilst the original named the solicitor's as executor, of which were still keen on getting their 1% fee!

staffs Mike

(sorry if that doesn't make sense lol)

stilover

Deeds.

Aren't they all held electronically now? So you don't need a paper copy.

Hope so anyway, as I paid off my mortgage earlier this year and I've never been sent my Deeds.

wayne9t9

I think it depends when the property was bought. After a certain date the owner is registered with the land registry. not sure when though, so if anyone knows...

wayne9t9

If your suggesting I keep them up my @rse then errrrr no thanks