DiY Conveyancing

jhanlon

Apologies if this is discussed elsewhere but I'm not too familiar with the forum!

I've recently inherited a mortgage-free property and am looking towards getting it transferred into my own name. Having just successfully applied for probate myself (quick & simple but can be costly through a solicitor) surprise surprise, I don't want to pay solicitors/ conveyancers' fees for something that may also be easy.

Can anyone comment having done it themselves??

A quick browse of the web and it seems there are kits available but I'm not sure how good they are. Some people reccommend it and some don't, stating that the costs are less steep than other legal fees and that you are not insured in the event of a mistake. My case seems to tick all the boxes for a straightforward transfer, except a possible complication involving an ongoing compensation-resulting-from-compulsory-purchase case as some developers are building a busway at the end of the garden (not sure how relevant this is).

thanks for any advice
James

Richard_Webster

If the title is unregistered then frankly I wouldn't try it.

If it is registered you need to download forms AS1, AP1, and ID1 from the Land Registry and see if you can complete them. LR enquiries are usually helpful.

You will have a LR Fee to pay related to the value of the property.

timmyt

you've done the probate yourself. fine, but let us hope you have not missed any asset (such as declaring the compulsary purchase award) and found the latest will, and made the usual adverts/enquiries to prove it is, paid any income tax for income during he admin period, and read the will properly when making distributions (particularly where ayone mentioned is predeceased but has left issue), and filled in the IHT form correctly to avoid the knock on the door in the future...It goes on. No probate is easy, and I was a probate lawyer. Traps for lawyers let alone laymen.

Just phone the Land REgistry for the form you need...usually AS1 if you are sole executor giving to yourself, but remebre any indemnity covenant you need to give to yourself to keep the chain of indemnities going