my legal aid solicitor.

the police got my husband out 2years ago after 29 years of abuse, i am physically disabled and have been having treatment for depression for 8 years and am under the mental health team, i am on legal aid and on my third solicitor due to poor service.the solicitor i am now with does not correspond, she failed to get me financial information or explain anything about financials after me telling her i have difficulty understanding due to my depression.she refused to cancel my FDR hearing and 2 days before the hearing she phond to tell me she had bumped into my solicitor in court and asked him if he thought my husband would accept an offer i was thinking of putting forward he said no. i had previously wrote and told her not to put any offers forward untill i got the financial information i needed, so at the hearing the other side already knew my offer and it was rejected immedietly. she also told me things that were untrue and gave me no help or advice. the hearing lasted 3 hours and she only gave me 30 minutes of her time and i was completely confused

Since leaving my solicitor the Consent Order has been sent to the Courts, Today I get a letter from ex wifes solicitor telling me that the Consent Order is waiting for approval. She says that in anticipation of their approval would I sign the Transfer Deed to the property and return it to them.
Could someone tell me if this is right. I mean the co hasnt been approved yet. When I rang the secretary she told me it was to hurry things along once the co came back.
The form is TR1 land registry.
Thanks in advance.

hiccup,
Whilst this is a usual request in the procedure think carefully.....once you relinquish this document....what bargaining tools do you have?...what formal offer do you have in place for this transfer? What will you recieve from transfering the title over? Will you be transferring your share in return for a hearsay offer? Is there equity in the property....or is your x taking over the title and a hefty mortgage and releasing you from the burden?. Is her sol pulling the wool over your eyes...once transferred, what will you have....poss no comeback....
Elle

Hi Elle,
Thank you for your reply. You have said exactly what I was thinking. The Consent order has not been approved by the court yet. Once it has then I assume it becomes a legal document. There is no mortgage on the property and my ex has an offer of Equity release to pay me 34k. This plus what I have already is the settlement which is agreed by the two of us to be fair.
I did warn my ex that this would be the stumbling block and told her months ago that I would appoint a third party of our choice to hold documentation until the cash hit my bank account The trouble is the equity release company wont release the cash until my name is off the deeds. I assumed that once the consent order was approved I would be home dry as it would effectivly become a court order but that was before the right to apply clause went in.
The recent experiences I have has left me a bit shot i'm afraid.

Hiccup,
There have been instances where one party has imparted with their right to title...apparently the preferred path of the legal profession...said party has since had years of litigation to receive monies due.
I personally refused a sols advice to take this course of action....sol walked from the case and I stand to gain approx 50k that I am legally entitled to but would have forfeited if I had accepted this advice.
Elle