you do not need a solicitor to get youre deeds

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 18:24

Managed to get our deeds no probs at all without using solicitors so we managed to save quite a lot of money but more important satisfaction of knowing i have done it myself !!!!!

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 18:44

Our solicitor was useless too! A local woman working in an estate agent had a friend in the Land Registry and seeing our frustration at being constantly being fobbed off, without being paid, she gave the friend a call and suddenly we had the deeds. That was back in 2002 though.

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 18:51

We have our temp deeds for the land. The builder wanted to finish everything off and put the house on the deeds. We were asked by a solicitor, one of the better ones I am told, to sign a power of atorney so that the builder could do everything for us. We did so under protest but assured by solicitor that they would chase these titles on a daily basis til they were issued and that we would not have any hassel. 3 months down the line the solicitors have done nothing except passing on a reference number and when I asked for an update I was told to chase the builder or the registers office myself.



Duty of care my arse. I should have known that the solicitor was lieing because her lips moved.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 19:45

It takes years to put the house on the deeds but I wouldn't worry too much if you have the deeds for the plot.

sloan



Joined: 24/02/2009
Posts: 808

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 19:54

The builder gave us a piece of paper, which looked as if it was ripped from a receipt book. I went down to the Land Registry several timesover a 3 month period and was finally given the kocan. Our solicitor was not very pleased when I told her I had picked them up myself.

moxie


Joined: 23/05/2009
Posts: 969

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 20:18

If you have the deeds and then sell your house, how long will it take for the new buyer to obtain the deeds from the initial buyer/solicitor ???

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 20:33

msg. 6

Normally a month but it depends on the workload of the Tapu at the time.

ismet

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 20:36

Must add they were very kind and helpful at the Famagusta tapu and tax office .

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 21:19

I had to deal with Military Inteligence over my property and they were great.Very helpful. One of the things they did point out to me was the fact that having got my Temporary Residency I had no need to employ an advocate/solicitor.

He told me ( waving my pink card under my nose ) not to waste money.

Unfortunatly I had already paid a solicitor.

Magbs


Joined: 26/02/2009
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
12/01/2010 22:05

Re msg. 7



Just a month? But before that couldn't it take a couple of years to obtain the PTP?