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Probate: DIY transfer of house possible?
jimmy_cricket
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Hi,
My Mum has passed away. The estate is very simple with a house and a small amount of money left. Myself and brother are both executors and we inherit everything between us. We have applied for and been granted probate, which we did ourselves with no problems.
We now want to transfer the property title into mine and my brother's names.
The property has been in the family for a good number of years. It is not registered with the land registry and the deeds are held by the local solicitor. We have not yet approached the solicitor to find out how much it will cost but guess it will run into hundreds.
Would be grateful for advice as to whether it is possible (uncomplicated) to do the transfer ourselves and if so, what the process is given that the property is currenlt not registered.
Many thanks
JC
My Mum has passed away. The estate is very simple with a house and a small amount of money left. Myself and brother are both executors and we inherit everything between us. We have applied for and been granted probate, which we did ourselves with no problems.
We now want to transfer the property title into mine and my brother's names.
The property has been in the family for a good number of years. It is not registered with the land registry and the deeds are held by the local solicitor. We have not yet approached the solicitor to find out how much it will cost but guess it will run into hundreds.
Would be grateful for advice as to whether it is possible (uncomplicated) to do the transfer ourselves and if so, what the process is given that the property is currenlt not registered.
Many thanks
JC
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Engage a conveyancing solicitor for a quote would be the first thing I would do."Dream World" by The B Sharps....describes a lot of the posts in the Loans and Mortgage sections !!!0
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http://blog.landregistry.gov.uk/property-owner-dies/
"If the property is unregistered and the beneficiary intends to keep the property this will trigger the need for the property to be registered."
https://www.gov.uk/registering-land-or-property-with-land-registry/register-for-the-first-time
You might prefer to have a solicitor deal with the matter - get quotes?0 -
jimmy_cricket wrote: »We now want to transfer the property title into mine and my brother's names.
The property has been in the family for a good number of years. It is not registered with the land registry and the deeds are held by the local solicitor.
As above - you will have to register the property with the LR. (Changed from LA)0 -
.... with the LR.As above - you will have to register the property with the LA.
1st Registration, so a bit more complex than a straight transfer.
https://www.gov.uk/registering-land-or-property-with-land-registry/when-you-must-register
First registrations (PG1)0 -
Thanks for all the responses and very helpful links. It does appear to just be a matter of completing accurately the correct forms.
It would be dependent on what the likely conveyencing charges are as to whether it would be worthwhile to go the DIY route. I'll get some quotes. In the meantime, would be grateful if you could suggest a ball park figure I should be looking for, for a good quality service on this.
Thanks0
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