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Title Deeds Exhibiting to Other Agents

  • Guidance Notes on Exhibition of Title Deeds

Law Society Guidance Notes on Exhibition of Title Deeds (1996)

In a conveyancing transaction, the seller/landlord’s solicitor should, other than in exceptional circumstances, forward the title deeds for examination by the purchaser/tenant’s solicitor at the latter’s office. If a title is likely to be in heavy demand, the seller/landlord’s solicitor should make up sufficient sets of extracts and/or copies to ensure that the progress of transactions is not impeded by the unavailability of deeds. In such a case, it is acceptable to send copies of deeds, provided the originals or extracts are available for examination at the offices of the seller/landlord’s solicitor if so desired. Exceptional circumstances would include, for example, the situation where an extract did not contain the plan annexed to the original deed, which was in particularly heavy demand, or in fragile condition; or where the number of relevant deeds involved would render compliance with the guideline impracticable.