Homes and possessions · Suffolk
For those acting under a Lasting Power of Attorney, a deputyship or a grant of probate.
On site. On record. On your instruction.
You hold the legal authority and the responsibility. We do the physical work at the property, on your instruction, and keep a full, dated record of every task, decision and cost, visible on your private dashboard.
The chain of authority
The MudRooms difference
We take on the practical tasks that otherwise fall to the attorney, deputy or executor, so professional time is spent on the matter itself.
See progress at the property without being there, at any time and from any device.
Review the options for the property or its contents and give your instruction remotely. Each approval is logged with the date and who gave it.
Whoinstructs us
Most of our work comes from professionals acting in a formal capacity. We also act for family members who hold the authority themselves, where the circumstances call for an independent party on site.
Professionals
We work as an extension of your team: one point of contact on site, reporting into your file.
Acting yourself?
If you hold the authority personally, we can take on the practical work where:
Your solicitor or accountant can instruct us on your behalf, or you can contact us directly.
| The authority | Lasting Power of Attorney | Deputyship | Grant of probate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who holds it | The attorney(s) chosen by the person, once the LPA is registered with the OPG | A deputy appointed by the Court of Protection | The executor named in the will, or an administrator where there is no will |
| When it applies | From registration. A property and financial LPA continues if the person loses capacity | While the person lacks capacity and no LPA covers the decision. Ends on death | From death, through the grant, to distribution of the estate |
| What it asks of you | Act in the person's best interests and keep accounts | Act in the person's best interests and report to the OPG each year | Protect, value and distribute the estate, and account to beneficiaries |
| Typical MudRooms brief | Running a home while the owner is in care, support at home, or preparing a property for its next use | Securing and maintaining the home, contents decisions, and a record that supports the annual report | Securing the estate, a full inventory for valuation, distributing contents and preparing the property for its outcome |
Whatwe physically do
Every instruction covers the building, the things inside it, and the record of what happened to both. The outcome is yours to decide. A sale is one possibility, not the default.
Outcome, on your instruction
Outcome, on your instruction
Ready for
Nothing moves, is sold or leaves the property without your approval. We work within the scope you set and the terms of the LPA, court order or will.
Wherewe work
Occupied
They need help running the property because of physical or mental incapacity. We work around them, on the attorney's or deputy's instruction, and keep the home safe, maintained and organised.
Vacant
An empty home needs securing, regular inspection and insurer-compliant care, along with decisions about its contents and its future.
Area
Suffolk
Based in Woodbridge, working across the county. Ideal where the person holding the authority lives elsewhere in the UK or abroad.
Whenwe're brought in
Each authority covers a different stretch of time. We can be instructed at the start of any of them, and the same record can continue when one authority ends and another begins.
The home becomes vacant overnight. Insurers usually need notifying and visits arranging quickly.
The deputy needs to understand what the home holds and what it costs to run before making decisions.
The property needs securing straight away, and an inventory is needed for the estate valuation.
Whyclients instruct us
Attorneys, deputies and executors are accountable for a home they often can't visit, and for practical work that isn't their profession.
One person on site, acting for you, so you can make decisions without travelling to the property.
Insurer conditions for unoccupied homes, maintenance and security, all handled and documented to protect the asset's value.
Dated photographs, inventories, valuations and costs that stand up in your file, in estate accounts and in OPG reporting.
Scoped and priced before work starts. Third-party costs passed on at cost, with every invoice shown.
Independent by design
Where beneficiaries disagree or a claim is possible, an independent record of the home and its contents protects everyone, including you.
Servicesin detail
We ask to see the registered LPA, the court order or the grant, or confirmation that an application is under way. It protects you, the person or estate you act for, and us.
About MudRooms
Victoria spent 22 years in London's residential property market, at Foxtons, Cluttons and Jones Lang LaSalle, and most recently as Regional Sales Director at Clarion Housing Group.
As a director of a design and build business, she priced residential work from small works to large construction briefs. Every MudRooms job is measured and costed the same way, before work begins.
She founded MudRooms to give attorneys, deputies and executors across Suffolk an independent, professional-standard service on the ground.
Fees
Free of charge.
Inventories and preparation of the home included in our fee.
Clearance, storage, auction, transport and contractors, charged at cost with every invoice shown.
Contact
Tell us about the property, the authority you hold and what you need. We'll reply by phone, email or Teams, or meet you in person.
