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All positive by the sounds of it.
Highly likely they weren’t withholding papers to hide anything, just that they’re not very efficient. Hanlons razor innit.
The deeds of my flat in HK is about 2 inches thick including everything about the flat.
This used to be the case here until it all got digital around the late 80s I think. In theory everything you now need is available to download from the Land Registry. Some people kept the big package of ye olde wax sealed calligraphy paperwork and it’s kinda fun to receive it, but most of the time in was binned.
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