Selling a home
Selling a property for someone else
You can contact a legal professional if you need help selling a property in special circumstances.
Selling a home if the other owner has lost mental capacity
You’ll have to apply to the Court of Protection if you want to sell the property but the other owner has lost mental capacity. Losing mental capacity means someone cannot make a decision for themselves at the time it needs to be made.
Selling a home after an owner has died
Probate is the legal right to deal with someone’s property, money and possessions (their ‘estate’) when they die.
Check if you need to apply for probate.
Selling under power of attorney
A power of attorney gives someone else the right to make or help make decisions about someone else’s property, including selling their home.
Selling property under power of attorney will depend upon what type of power of attorney is in place - a lasting power of attorney or an enduring power of attorney.