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glammagran Mon 20-Jan-25 12:37:25

Hope someone here might know….

In 2021 we put our property in trust to protect the children from 2 previous marriages prior to our own. 43 years ago.

I decided to get the title deeds to our house from Land Registry. To my shock I saw that as well as us there was a third person listed as an owner. When I googled the name I found it was the name of the solicitor who set up the trust.

Does that mean he has monetary rights to the property? I’m utterly confused as to why he should appear in the title deeds as an owner.

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petra Mon 20-Jan-25 12:43:34

I would be on the phone to him ASAP.
Irrespective of his explanation I would go to another solicitor.
Are you aware of the amount of people who have had their property?

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Sago Mon 20-Jan-25 12:46:44

Don’t panic.
This is because he/she registered the property on the land registry.

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FlitterMouse Mon 20-Jan-25 12:59:51

A Declaration of Trust itself is not filed with the Land Registry so the terms remain confidential but there may be a notation as regards the existence of a Deed of Trust. This is a precaution to prevent the property from being sold or transferred without the Deed being reviewed.

Presumably your solicitor was named as trustee and it is his position as trustee which has been recorded with Land Registry.

I suggest this is simply an admin error and you should contact LR to correct.

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Barleyfields Mon 20-Jan-25 13:04:32

Did you appoint him as a trustee of the trust along with yourselves? That would explain it. All trustees, up to a maximum of four, would appear as owners, but the only people with a financial interest in the property will be the beneficiaries of the trust.

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Sago Mon 20-Jan-25 18:51:25

Barleyfields

Did you appoint him as a trustee of the trust along with yourselves? That would explain it. All trustees, up to a maximum of four, would appear as owners, but the only people with a financial interest in the property will be the beneficiaries of the trust.

Assuming it’s a male, I believe there are one two female lawyers now.

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OldFrill Mon 20-Jan-25 19:57:14

Sago

Barleyfields

Did you appoint him as a trustee of the trust along with yourselves? That would explain it. All trustees, up to a maximum of four, would appear as owners, but the only people with a financial interest in the property will be the beneficiaries of the trust.

Assuming it’s a male, I believe there are one two female lawyers now.

The OP states the solicitor is a he

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