Deceased/Title problem

BoGoF

This situation is in Scotland so Scots law will apply, anyone got any advice;

My OH's father recently passed away and the mother died 2 years ago. The title deeds were in joint named but when the mother died they didn't get the title changed to father's name only. The property will be sold once Confirmation has been obtained but will the fact the title deeds are still in joint names cause any problems.

I am guessing we will need to get Solicitors involved but trying to keep costs to a minimum.

Thanks in advance.

gazebo

My sincere condolences for your loss.

I'm not sure if it will cause any problems or not, however, it is advisable to have copies of the will/confirmation/death certificate of the mother.

There can be complications with survivorship clauses etc, but I can't help as it's been a while since I've dealt with any of these things.

BoGoF

Thanks for that, awaiting actual title deeds to check on survivorship close

googler

You'll need a conveyancing solicitor for the sale of the house anyway, and any half-decent firm should be able to perform any modification required to the deeds at the same time as the conveyancing for the sale, surely....

BoGoF

googler wrote: »

You'll need a conveyancing solicitor for the sale of the house anyway, and any half-decent firm should be able to perform any modification required to the deeds at the same time as the conveyancing for the sale, surely....

Hopefully it's as easy as that

gazebo

it should be as easy as that, so long as you have the bits and bobs already mentioned - and there are no survivorship clauses. Good luck