At First Law Solicitors, we help clients protect their most important legal documents through clear and practical safe storage advice.
Whether you hold a Will, Power of Attorney, property deed or business agreement, secure storage is essential to ensure that your papers remain valid, accessible and protected against loss or damage.
Our solicitors provide guidance on how to store your original documents safely, how to maintain secure digital copies, and how to make sure that authorised people can locate them when needed.
Legal documents are often required many years after they are signed. If they are lost, damaged or inaccessible, this can cause serious delay, expense or even disputes.
Proper storage ensures that your original documents remain intact and can be produced in their original form whenever needed by executors, attorneys or professional advisers.
Many clients keep original documents at home, but this can expose them to risk of fire, flooding, loss or accidental disposal. Our solicitors explain how to reduce these risks by using secure storage facilities or registered solicitor holding services.
We also advise on how to label and record stored documents so that they can be located immediately when required.
We offer a professional storage facility for important legal papers, including Wills, Deeds, Powers of Attorney and company documents.
Each item is recorded, indexed and kept in a controlled environment to preserve its condition. You will receive written confirmation of storage and details of how it can be retrieved in the future.
Where authorised, we can also release certified copies to you or your representatives for administrative use, while keeping the original securely stored.
If you already store your documents elsewhere, we can provide written advice on how to verify that the facility complies with current security and data protection standards.
Our storage and retrieval systems are operated in line with the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, ensuring full auditability and transparency over document access and control.
Since 2025, legal documents and client records can be managed through verified digital systems under the Digital Verification Services (DVS) framework.
We provide guidance on how to store digital copies safely using encryption and secure cloud-based systems.
While digital copies are useful for quick reference, certain documents such as Wills, property deeds and Powers of Attorney must still be preserved in original paper form for legal recognition.
Our solicitors explain which documents can be held electronically and which must remain in their physical form.
We also help clients register digital versions for verification under DVS standards, allowing executors or attorneys to confirm authenticity when originals are stored elsewhere.
All stored materials are handled in strict confidence.
Access is only provided to you or those authorised in writing.
Every physical and digital record held by us is managed under UK GDPR and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, overseen by the Information Commission (formerly the ICO).
We keep a complete record of access requests, document movements and authorisations to protect your privacy and maintain full traceability.
At First Law Solicitors, we understand that secure document storage is as important as preparing the documents themselves.
We take the time to explain your options clearly, from home storage precautions to solicitor-managed archives and verified digital systems.
Our advice helps ensure that your documents are safe, accessible and legally compliant for as long as they are needed.
We provide guidance for individuals, families and business owners who want confidence that their Wills, property deeds, contracts and other vital records are protected for the future.
If you would like advice on the best way to store your legal documents, contact First Law Solicitors today.
We provide secure storage, retrieval and verification services for clients throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.
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