Fire proof document etc storage

[metatron]

I have a old safe from a post office (ebay is your friend) their rated for a long burn time and are normally under £100, although you need an engine crane to move them, lol.

[tom2tom]

I don't personly own one but i know my office has one. They 2 got it from staples and it's supposed to keep every thing safe in it to ridiculous temperature and if i remember correctly they got it for much less then £40 and it also got delivered (although it's not that big about the size of a gun cabinet).

[12mp82]

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•60 minutes fire protection for paper tested to NT Fire 017-60P.
•Cash rating £2,000 or valuables rating £20,000.
•Electronic combination lock up to 12 digits powered by 4 x AA batteries (included).
•Master code in case of lock out.
•Unique touch sensitive illuminated keypad with low battery warning.
•Lock-Out when wrong code is entered 3 times.
•Lock-Down facility from 1 to 48 hours disabling the keypad entirely while in Lock-Down.
•Emergency battery contacts in case batteries run flat.
•1 x Removable shelf.
•1 x Pullout tray.
•Suitable for floor fixing (bolts included).
•1 Year warranty.
•Available in 3 Sizes/Models
•Weight: 36 Kg
•External: 420 x 352 x 433mm (HxWxD)
•Internal: 320 x 260 x 304mm (HxWxD)

£169.99 ex. VAT

Not very long lasting, much better to have one that can be next to the bed to be grabbed on the way out.

Edited to format picture

[Arzosah]

Lots of options here! Thank you folks - I do have lots of things scanned onto my computer, though not everything, plus a little flash drive with the essentials on. A few bits on DVDs at my sister's too.

I've realised today that money's a bit tight, so for things that are irreplaceable (foreign deeds, I'm mostly thinking of, I might go with something from Staples. But great to have this here for information, ta muchly

[12mp82]

so for things that are irreplaceable (foreign deeds, I'm mostly thinking of

Can you not keep them secure with your bank/building society, my house deeds are stored with the building society for free so long as I owe them £1 on the mortgage.

[Steve C]

If you owe them a quid don't they still have a claim on your property? I considered that option when paying house off, chose to actually own my house outright - its mine mine mine so keep your greedy hands off bankers!

[12mp82]

If you owe them a quid don't they still have a claim on your property? I considered that option when paying house off, chose to actually own my house outright - its mine mine mine so keep your greedy hands off bankers!

Not really, It's still mine, all mine but as it is only a pound which I could pay off in a jot, it does give me other options, like easy access to £20,000 for the next 10 years as that is how much I over-paid my monthly mortgage payments.

Also it keeps my deeds safe, something which usually costs more than £1 a year, let alone 10+ years. It's using the system to my benefit not theirs

Just looked around and found that people are paying between £13 and £25 a year to keep deeds with their bank/building society.

[Arzosah]

I believe that deeds are irrelevant today, actually - the Land Registry operates electronically now, see this Guardian article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/se ... .property1

[12mp82]

I believe that deeds are irrelevant today, actually - the Land Registry operates electronically now, see this Guardian article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/se ... .property1

They may keep some info on the title, but there are often a lot of other things involved than the basics that the Land registry have on record, some of the title deeds go back centuries and are historical documents of great value and amazing history to look through

[Arzosah]

Oh for sure! History is very important to me, I just didn't have that "hat" on