Should I need to sign the TR1 form?

davemorton

I jointly owned a commercial property (small shop) with a friend.  We just rent it out.  My friend sadly passed away.  I have now been asked by his wifes solicitor to sign a TR1 form to transfer his half into her name.
Why would I need to sign the TR1? 
Would it not just be a case of her/her solicitor having to show the land registry the death certificate and getting his name replaced? 
The deeds contain the following (not sure if this has any bearing on it)...

RESTRICTION: No disposition by a sole proprietor of the

land (not being a trust corporation) under which capital money arises

is to be registered except under an order of the registrar or of the

Court.

Land_Registry

davemorton said:

I jointly owned a commercial property (small shop) with a friend.  We just rent it out.  My friend sadly passed away.  I have now been asked by his wifes solicitor to sign a TR1 form to transfer his half into her name.
Why would I need to sign the TR1? 
Would it not just be a case of her/her solicitor having to show the land registry the death certificate and getting his name replaced? 
The deeds contain the following (not sure if this has any bearing on it)...

RESTRICTION: No disposition by a sole proprietor of the

land (not being a trust corporation) under which capital money arises

is to be registered except under an order of the registrar or of the

Court.

If the legal ownership needs to change then you’d need to transfer it as suggested. 

The death certificate on its own would only remove his name. It wouldn’t add another or replace him.