Executing Real Estate Deeds During Lockdown – Where Are We Now?
Why do real estate lawyers ask for deeds to be signed in “wet ink”?
The facility agreement is finally agreed. The execution versions of the ancillary documents have been deftly zipped and are ready for email circulation to the wider team. A real estate lawyer interjects that the charge needs to be executed in “wet ink” and the original document sent by post. The invariable incredulity arises as to what makes real estate different from other areas of law, requiring hard copy documents and original signatures.
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