Emyr Pierce

Professional Legal Services | Cardiff

Cardiff: 029 2061 6002

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Google+
  • Home
  • About
    • Team
  • Expertise
    • Residential Conveyancing
    • Commercial Property
    • Wills
    • Elderly Client Services
    • Estate Admin and Probate
  • Blog
    • Property Doctor
  • Fee Estimates
  • Quote
  • Contact
You are here: Home / News / Land Registry will show who owns property

Oct 22

Land Registry will show who owns property

My parents made tax efficient Wills five years ago involving the Severance of their Joint Tenancy. Two years ago they moved to South Wales and my father has since died. How can I find out whether they own their home as Joint Tenants or Tenants in Common.

Critically, if your parents owned their previous property as Tenants in Common following the Severance of their Joint Tenancy at the time of making their Wills, it is of course essential that they also own the South Wales property as Tenants in Common.

Having only recently moved, it is very easy to find out how they own the current property by inspecting the registered titles of the property by obtaining official copies of the Register from the Land Registry.

If your parents own the property as Joint Tenants then there will be no Restriction entered on the Register preventing the disposition of the property by a sole survivor of the two of them.

If the property is owned as Tenants in Common there will be a Restriction entered on the Register preventing the disposition by a sole proprietor. In other words, the surviving spouse alone is unable to sell the property as a buyer will need to obtain the receipt of two Trustees for any purchase monies.

This means that your late father’s Executor will step into your late father’s shoes and sell the property along with your mother in the event of any future sale, or if your mother chooses to continue to live at the property for some years your late father’s share will pass to his Trustees on trust for the residuary beneficiaries, usually the children.

Category:News | Tags: Cardiff conveyancing solicitor, Emyr Pierce, Emyr Pierce Solicitors, Joint Tenants, Land Registry, Tenants in Common

Newsletter

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Recent Posts

  • We are recruiting – Audio Typist
  • Fee Estimates- Uncontested probate cases where all assets are in the UK
  • Welsh Government introduces tax holiday for Welsh homebuyers
  • Supporting our clients through COVID-19
  • Budget reaction

Topics

Anti-Eviction Laws Cardiff Cardiff conveyancing solicitor conveyancing Council Tax Council Tax discount Council Tax exemption covenants Declaration of Trust deposit DIY Will Easement of access Emy Pierce Solicitors Emyr Pierce Emyr Pierce Solicitors Estate Estate Agent Exchange of Contracts Freehold gift Inheritance Tax Intestacy Rules Joint Tenants landlord Land Registry Lasting Power of Attorney Leasehold Leasehold property mortgage application mortgage arrears mortgage repayments neighbours Planning Permission Possessory Title property restrictive covenants Solicitors specialist property solicitors Stamp Duty Tenancy Agreement Tenancy Agreements Tenants in Common Title Deeds Trustee in Bankruptcy Will
    Emyr Pierce Solicitors provides professional legal services to both private and business clients.
    Conveyancing Cardiff | Commercial Property | Privacy Policy | Complaints Procedure | Contact

    1 Heol y Deri, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, CF14 6HA

    Copyright 2019 Emyr Pierce Solicitors