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Find out if you need to apply for probate to deal with the estate of someone who’s died. Discover how to apply for probate or letters of administration and what to do if there’s no will.
Probate is the legal right to deal with someone’s property, money and…
You can apply for probate if you’re named as an executor in either the…
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Before applying for probate you’ll need to complete the following steps.…
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Fees for common applications, for example Scale 1 and Scale 2 transactions, charges of registered land, leases, large scale and fixed fee applications.
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Use the AP1 form to change the register for a property including changing your name.
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
Sign up to HM Land Registry's free Property Alert service to help protect your property from fraud.
How to search for information about property and land in England and Wales - find out who owns it, how much was paid for it, how to get a scanned copy of the deeds and how to check the property boundaries
Guides and log in for Business e-services customers to use the HM Land Registry portal.
Registering land or property in England - first time registration, transfer of ownership, changing your details on the register, where to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland
Application form OC2 for official copies of documents.
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1
An overview of our new fees which will change on 31 January 2022.
How to protect your home, land or other property from fraud
Check if you're a joint tenant or tenants in common. Change from joint tenants to tenants in common, or tenants in common to joint tenants
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Download HM Land Registry forms for land registration, Land Charges and Agricultural Credits.
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