Inherited Property

mattojgb

lidofateapot12 said:

 My understanding is this: 

My grandmothers name is still on land registry and deeds etc, and the only living beneficiary to my grandmother therefore the house is now hers..? This is what I’ve been told by her which has come from my grandmothers solicitor. 

Just to add that in general where a beneficiary (dad) dies subsequent to death of testator (gran) anything left to the beneficiary becomes part of the beneficiaries estate and does not revert to the original testator (and any surviving beneficiaries) just because it has not been given to the beneficiary before they died.

Who was the executor of Gran's will 

lidofateapot12

Keep_pedalling said:

lidofateapot12 said:

I’m currently waiting for bank details for transactions. 

My aunty is saying currently that she has sole ownership. She has offered to sell on our behalf which I do not want due to tax implantations, his estate falls under the inheritance tax threshold. I want it to be transferred into mine and my sisters names, not sure how easily that would be..? 

She can’t possible have sole ownership, that would require the property to be owned jointly with your father as joint tenants. 

Who has been living there all this time?

My father was living there whilst my grandmother was alive, he looked after her. He’s been living there ever since, she died. I have found some paper work which states my father was to pay my aunt a set amount for the property. I will need to look through his bank statements to marry the amount back to that as evidence. 

lidofateapot12

When my grandmother died the house and her estate were split between my father and my aunty. So, son and daughter, I believe my aunt was the executor of the estate I’m not sure if my grandmother left a will. 

My father hasn’t left a will, I believe there was a sum of money paid out from my father for the states amount relating to my grandmothers estate / probate paper work. 

Keep_pedalling

Once you have found the evidence that the payment was actually made, then you need to see a solicitor to see what your next moves are.

Do you have any siblings?

mattojgb

Have you carried out a probate search to see if there was a will?

It would have been the duty of the executor(s) to register the change of ownership and draw up finalized accounts for the estate.

RAS

You need to apply for a copy of the will from the probate registry (gov.uk). If grandmother's will wasn't executed then it would not be possible for the deeds to be changed.

If grandmother died intestate, then her assets are split 50:50 between you aunt and dad. And you'd still inherit dad's half.

lidofateapot12

I have a copy of my grandmothers probate document which states that the her estate was to be split between her son (my dad) and daughter (my aunt). 

I also have the build up to her estate and detail to which my father had to pay his sister for the estate / house 

lidofateapot12

mattojgb said:

lidofateapot12 said:

 My understanding is this: 

My grandmothers name is still on land registry and deeds etc, and the only living beneficiary to my grandmother therefore the house is now hers..? This is what I’ve been told by her which has come from my grandmothers solicitor. 

Just to add that in general where a beneficiary (dad) dies subsequent to death of testator (gran) anything left to the beneficiary becomes part of the beneficiaries estate and does not revert to the original testator (and any surviving beneficiaries) just because it has not been given to the beneficiary before they died.

Who was the executor of Gran's will 

mattojgb said:

lidofateapot12 said:

 My understanding is this: 

My grandmothers name is still on land registry and deeds etc, and the only living beneficiary to my grandmother therefore the house is now hers..? This is what I’ve been told by her which has come from my grandmothers solicitor. 

Just to add that in general where a beneficiary (dad) dies subsequent to death of testator (gran) anything left to the beneficiary becomes part of the beneficiaries estate and does not revert to the original testator (and any surviving beneficiaries) just because it has not been given to the beneficiary before they died.

Who was the executor of Gran's will 

mattojgb said:

lidofateapot12 said:

 My understanding is this: 

My grandmothers name is still on land registry and deeds etc, and the only living beneficiary to my grandmother therefore the house is now hers..? This is what I’ve been told by her which has come from my grandmothers solicitor. 

Just to add that in general where a beneficiary (dad) dies subsequent to death of testator (gran) anything left to the beneficiary becomes part of the beneficiaries estate and does not revert to the original testator (and any surviving beneficiaries) just because it has not been given to the beneficiary before they died.

Who was the executor of Gran's will 

My aunt was the executor of my grans will