Land Registry Change Of Owenship

Justiceforme

My husband passed away in June this year. I have obtained a Grant of Probate. How do I change the house ownership into my name with the Land Registry? I already have the Title Number. Thanks in advance.

LegallyLandlord

Hello

It depends on whether you owned the property jointly with your husband or not.

If you owned it jointly, you need to fill in the form DJP and send it to the Land Registry, with an official copy of the death certificate. This is fairly straightforward.

It's more complicated if you aren't a joint owner, and there's a more complicated process to follow (Form AP1, AS1, a stamp duty certificate (you don't pay SDLT if you inherit property under a will), pay a fee, and do an ID check). Unless you're very good at this sort of admin, I'd use a solicitor. It shouldn't cost much. If you used a solicitor to obtain the grant of probate, they might be able to help.  

Best wishes

Justiceforme

Hi thanks, this is very helpful information, the property was jointly owned and was left to me in the will. I don't think this will be very difficult, I completed the Probate forms without a solicitor, it was processed in 7 weeks. 

propertyrental

https://www.gov.uk/update-property-records-someone-dies

p00hsticks

Justiceforme said:

Hi thanks, this is very helpful information, the property was jointly owned and was left to me in the will.

That's a bit of a contradiction.

If a property is held by two people as joint tenants, then on the death of the first it automatically passes in its entirety to the other, it can;t be willed elsewhere.

If a property is held by two people as tenants in common, then they can each will their half to whoever they want on their death.

 

Justiceforme

There's nothing automatic about it at all, even if a will is provided and Probate is required. You still have to complete the DJP form to apply to the Land Registry to have the deceased person's name removed by the Land Registry and transferred to the remaining owner. You have to provide a death certificate or probate documents in order to this.