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Transferring land registry deeds after death with a will trust

Ollie222
Ollie222 Posts: 9 Forumite
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edited 24 October at 4:49PM in Deaths, funerals & probate
We're currently dealing with my late mother's estate where the sole beneficiary is my father (her spouse) and the estate has been treated as an excepted estate. There are no mortgages involved.

There is a jointly owner property and a separate solely owned piece of land involved.

I'll start with the piece of land, this is currently solely in my mother's name and needs to be transferred solely to my father's name.

If I'm understanding correctly https://www.gov.uk/update-property-records-someone-dies suggests that we need to complete forms AP1 and AS1 and provide grant of probate and proof of ids.

Does that sound correct?


The second part regarding the family home I'm finding a bit more difficult to find definitive answers to. The family home is owned 50/50 as tenants in common between my mother and father.

The will created a will trust upon her death that stipulates that her share of the property should be placed in a trust with my father as the sole beneficiary and my father and his children as trustees.

When my father passes the property then passes to the children.

Can anyone offer any advice on how we deal with this change with the land registry?

Does my mother need to be removed from the land registry deeds and/or the trust or the trustees need adding to the deeds?

Should the trust place a charge on the property and if so how is this done? 

The trust has not been registered yet but I understand that needs to be done within 2 years.

If it's required then we'll seek legal advice?

Any advice gratefully received.
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