Leaving property to grandchild, will or joint ownership now?

sjtaylor456

I wish to leave my cottage/investments to my 19 year old granddaughter. Would it be better if I made her a legal joint owner on the title deed and investments I am a British citizen and was born and live in England again following many years in Zimbabwe, but my son and granddaughter were born in Zimbabwe and still live there. I am having to put my affairs in order as I only have 2-9 months left due to illness.
Many thanks
Sarah

Marcon

Sarah - so sorry to read you have so little time left. Get yourself some proper advice from a solicitor (preferably a STEP member) to ensure your wishes will be carried out. You really can't rely on 'advice' here when there is so little information given and there is also a foreign jurisdiction to consider in terms of your son and granddaughter's residency.

Keep_pedalling

There is no need to transfer the property now. The priority now is to is to get your will in place so make an appointment with a local solicitor without delay.

If you have no one in the UK who would make a good executor this is one of those rare cases where using a solisitor might be the best option.

Tom99

Keep_pedalling wrote: »

There is no need to transfer the property now. The priority now is to is to get your will in place so make an appointment with a local solicitor without delay.

If you have no one in the UK who would make a good executor this is one of those rare cases where using a solicitor might be the best option.

I would stick with son and granddaughter as executor. They are then completely free to use whatever additional legal advice they need at the time.