Inheritence/land registry question.

selski99

Hi.

My mother passed away quite suddenly in April leaving behind a house and some savings but no will.

As her only child I was entitled to the entire estate so decided to apply for probate myself. The entire process went pretty smoothly and I was granted the letters of administration to deal with her affairs.

The only problem I've encountered is with regards to her house. When she bought it in 1992 it was under a 'beneficial joint tenancy' agreement with my late Grandad (her father). As I understand it this means the house automatically transferred into her sole ownership upon my Grandad's death but it seems she never got around to removing him from the land registry after he died in 1999.
According to my uncles he too died intestate but his only asset was the house.

Can anybody give me advice about transferring the house into my name as if the last few months have taught me anything it's to sort out my affairs and make a will. I'd hate for my children to have to go through any added stress if anything happened to me. It's difficult enough as it is.

Thanks.

getmore4less

You should be able to do it with just a death certificat if they were joint tenants.

If you don't have it then you can get one

Land_Registry

If the property is registered in their joint names then you need to supply a certified copies of Grandad's death certificate and the letters of administration.

You should also complete form AS1 and apply as per our online guidance if you are assenting the property as the administrator to the beneficiary. (If you were putting it in someone else's name then you would complete a transfer)