Hi list, I am repeating my request in the hope of a reply. Regards, David Bossenger Could sks advise me as to where property ownership records in Bristol are kept. In South Africa they are kept in the local Deeds Office as opposed to the archives.

David and Mary Bossenger wrote: > Hi list, > I am repeating my request in the hope of a reply. > Could sks advise me as to where property ownership records in Bristol are > kept. In South Africa they are kept in the local Deeds Office as opposed > to the archives. You don't give a time frame and without that, no one can give you a definitive answer. Modern property deeds were/are held by a solicitor if the property has no mortgage on it or by the building society/bank if there is although I believe there was a move to put the deeds online. I don't know if that happened or not. For historical deeds they could be held by the family who owned the property and be with privately held family papers, held by the family solicitor, deposited at the record office or no longer exist. In order to get a reply, you need to give definitive information: date, address, name of owner, providing this does not concern living people. Living people requests are not acceptable. Historically, most people rented the property they lived in. They didn't own it outright. If you want help, you'll have to give more information. I don't know about others, but my crystal ball is in for a service. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/

> > Could sks advise me as to where property ownership records in Bristol are > > kept. In South Africa they are kept in the local Deeds Office as opposed > > to the archives. > > You don't give a time frame and without that, no one can give you a > definitive answer. It would also help to know exactly what it is you're trying to find out, David. Do you actually want to see the deeds or could you get the information another way? I was going to suggest the Land Registry as a starting point, but I've looked at their website and they only seem to focus on the current ownership and prices of property/land. For family history research into property, the Land Registry recommend the House Detectives, but they are a research/consultancy service with fees starting @ £250 per day! The House Detectives website (shortened link below) might give you some (free) pointers to the different sources of information that might be available, but as they say, this will vary from property to property.http://tinyurl.com/2uplgj6 Hope this helps, Jan Beaconsfield, UK

Hello David Not sure if you are interested in current or historic property records. Property information for the last 50 years or so for many but not all properties in England and Wales is held by the Land Registry, a Government office which keeps the official record of registered titles. Almost all of the information is available for public access but there are fees to be paid. A lot of information about the system can be found at www.landregistry.gov.uk including a basic guide at http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/assets/library/documents/public_guide_001.html . In many areas of the country recent planning applications and decisions can be viewed online and sometimes this will give information about the property. For a given address look at the relevant County Council website which should tell you how to access Planning applications/decisions - sometimes it will be necessary to go the website of a lower level of local government eg a Borough Council. For historic property information it is worth searching the online catalogues of the County Record offices. Requires a bit of perseverance, searching using place names, addresses, family/business names. The Record offices hold old wills, leases, tithe maps etc, and the online catalogues sometimes reveal interesting property details, though it will often be necessary to go and look at the actual documents, or ask someone else to do so for you. Happy hunting Ian L Original Message ----- From: "David and Mary Bossenger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:58 AM Subject: [B&D] Property records in Bristol > > Hi list, > I am repeating my request in the hope of a reply. > Regards, > David Bossenger > > > > > Could sks advise me as to where property ownership records in Bristol are > kept. In South Africa they are kept in the local Deeds Office as opposed > to the > archives. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >