Thank you to all who have replied. I can see that the answer is not as simple as it would be in South Africa where we practice mainly Roman-Dutch law with a large English influence. Records of all title deeds are kept in the local Deeds Office and copies are issued to each new owner after cancellation of the previous deed. Property transfers cannot take place without a Deeds Office clearance and we have lawyers who specialize in property conveyancing. My question as someone who is ignorant of English property law was to me simple and was thus couched in simple general terms. I now understand that English law is different and I can now also understand how "Gezumping" (sp) can occur. The practice is unheard of in SA. I am sorry that some peoples crystal balls are in for service but they wouldn't be needed to answer the question where I come from. Any offence given to anybody by my "simple" question is regretted. David Bossenger

David and Mary Bossenger wrote: > Thank you to all who have replied. > I can see that the answer is not as simple as it would be in South Africa > where we practice mainly Roman-Dutch law with a large English influence. > Records of all title deeds are kept in the local Deeds Office and copies are > issued to each new owner after cancellation of the previous deed. Property > transfers cannot take place without a Deeds Office clearance and we have > lawyers who specialize in property conveyancing. If you can locate the deeds you're looking for, then you can often get a detailed list of previous owners if the property has changed hands a number of times, plans of the property, details of any restrictions various owners have applied and so on. House history can be very interesting. If you give us the date you're interested in and the address, then we can see what we can do to help. > My question as someone who is ignorant of English property law was to me > simple and was thus couched in simple general terms. I now understand that > English law is different and I can now also understand how "Gezumping" (sp) > can occur. The practice is unheard of in SA. TBH, gazumping shouldn't be allowed over here either. -- 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/

Hi David Perhaps this site also might help. We still don't know what exactly you want to find out and the time frame. http://www.howto.co.uk/property/research-house-history/ Property history in the UK goes back a long way - I am currently working on Welsh Manor records from 1741. There are many references to fields and houses and who owned what with measurements and descriptions including references to what I think is the parish boundary system. Regards Lyn In Oz. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of David and Mary Bossenger > Sent: Wednesday, 29 December 2010 5:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [B&D] Property records in England > > Thank you to all who have replied. > I can see that the answer is not as simple as it would be in > South Africa where we practice mainly Roman-Dutch law with a > large English influence. > Records of all title deeds are kept in the local Deeds Office > and copies are > issued to each new owner after cancellation of the previous > deed. Property > transfers cannot take place without a Deeds Office clearance > and we have lawyers who specialize in property conveyancing. > My question as someone who is ignorant of English property > law was to me > simple and was thus couched in simple general terms. I now > understand that > English law is different and I can now also understand how > "Gezumping" (sp) > can occur. The practice is unheard of in SA. > I am sorry that some peoples crystal balls are in for service > but they wouldn't be needed to answer the question where I come from. > Any offence given to anybody by my "simple" question is regretted. > David Bossenger > > > > ------------------------------- > 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