Nans will

Regruth

Thank you bob I will do that

Regruth

Sorry Bob but if it is the case that they did joint own it does that mean it just automatically goes to him and he will have full ownership or is that something that would have to be written down in a will?

Mojisola

Make sure you use the official site - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry - because there are a few look-alike sites that charge you more.

Anyone can buy the information about any property registered at the LA.

Regruth

I have just brought it and the house belongs to my uncle and aunt so that clears that up. They must of signed it over before she died

BobQ

Regruth wrote: »

Sorry Bob but if it is the case that they did joint own it does that mean it just automatically goes to him and he will have full ownership or is that something that would have to be written down in a will?

Regruth wrote: »

I have just brought it and the house belongs to my uncle and aunt so that clears that up. They must of signed it over before she died

Does the Title Deed indicate who owned it previously? When was it registered? Have they taken ownership of the house since your Nan died? The link below shows how to interpret the content of the Title Deed.Does yours provide any evidence of the transfer of ownership?

https://eservices.landregistry.gov.uk/www/wps/QDMPS-Portlet/resources/example_register.pdf

Depending how important it is to you to find out you can ask the Land Registry for more information about the previous ownership.

Regruth wrote: »

Sorry Bob but if it is the case that they did joint own it does that mean it just automatically goes to him and he will have full ownership or is that something that would have to be written down in a will?

Probably been overtaken by events but the answer is that ownership of a house is usually (a) sole ownership by an individual or company (b) Owned jointly as "joint tenants" (c) owned jointly as "tenants in common".

With (b) the owners jointly own the whole house and it passes to the survivor and is not part of the deceased's Will. With (c) the owners own defined individual shares of the property (eg 40%) and their share passes to whoever it is left to in a Will or by intestacy.

Once a house is purchased, changing the basis of ownership from joint to tenants in common or the reverse requires some kind of Deed of Ownership (typically a simple document produced by a solicitor and held with the deeds or registered with the Land Registry.

konark

Yes, if your nan died in January there has been plenty of time to transfer the house into their own names. You don't say whether your nan had a will, if not the intestacy laws would apply.

You need to find out when and why your nan transferred the house to your uncle and his wife, was this done to avoid potential care home fees? Was your nan in a fit mental state to do this?