Mums House - Title deeds help

colin.b

Hello
A little advice please.
My mum recently passed away and her house is to be sold.
My brother and are are joint beneficiaries and executors and will is all ok.
The house is still in Dad & Mums joint names (joint tenancy, mortgage free), dad died 6 years ago but the deeds have not been changed to mum as sole owner.
My understanding is that sole ownership automatically went to mum at the time of his death, but I am not clear whether we can sell the house on this basis, or whether deeds need to be (and can be) changed to make mum sole owner.

Many thanks

ThePants999

I'm sorry for your loss.

Yes, if the tenancy was joint then the house is now solely in your mum's estate, and if the will stipulates that the house is to be sold, you can proceed as executors on that basis.

Tom99

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Its a simple online job for your solicitor to do once you appoint them on the sale.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]You will need to provide your solicitor with a copy of your father's death certificate so just check now that the death certificate name and your father's name as registered on the title are exactly the same.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]If they are not you might want to make early contact with the solicitor you intend to use for the sale just to make sure the issue can be quickly sorted.[/FONT]

Margot123

Tom99 wrote: »

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Its a simple online job for your solicitor to do once you appoint them on the sale.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]You will need to provide your solicitor with a copy of your father's death certificate so just check now that the death certificate name and your father's name as registered on the title are exactly the same.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]If they are not you might want to make early contact with the solicitor you intend to use for the sale just to make sure the issue can be quickly sorted.[/FONT]

Can't stress this point enough. Check everything is in order.

I have just had to withdraw from the purchase of a Probate property because of inaccurate paperwork.

PersianCatLady

Is your Mum's solicitor not dealing with all of this for you?

bowlhead99

PersianCatLady wrote: »

Is your Mum's solicitor not dealing with all of this for you?

The rest of the advice in the thread is good, but sorry to be blunt, that comes across as a dumb question.

The Mum has died, and has no need to appoint a solicitor. The people left alive are the ones who appoint a solictor convenient and affordable to them, when selling.

konark

bowlhead99 wrote: »

The rest of the advice in the thread is good, but sorry to be blunt, that comes across as a dumb question.

The Mum has died, and has no need to appoint a solicitor. The people left alive are the ones who appoint a solictor convenient and affordable to them, when selling.

I think Persian cat lady meant the solicitor who drew up their mum's will and is also likely to be the one they use for the house sale. Whichever solicitor they use this is a matter they (the solicitor) will deal with.

angelin77

There should be no problem. I inherited my parents house. Both were named on the Deeds. Mother died many years prior to father dying. Due to problems with solicitor acting when father died, their names remained on Deeds for ten years. When I sold house a couple of years ago, I just presented Deeds to solicitor (with Death Certificates and copies of wills) and the Deeds were changed to new owners.

colin.b

Thanks for all your comments.

Once we sell the house, we will appoint a solicitor and from what has been said, it seems that the sitution with the deeds can be addressed through them.

My question hs been answered.
Thanks