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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…
If the person did not leave a will, the most ‘entitled’ person can apply…
Before applying for probate you’ll need to complete the following steps.…
You may have to pay a fee to apply for probate. Whether you need to pay…
You can apply for probate yourself online or by post. This can be cheaper…
Your application will be reviewed by the Probate Service. Track the…
How to update the property records and transfer a registered property when someone dies using forms DJP, AS1 and AP1.
How you update the property records when someone dies depends on whether…
About your property boundaries, working out your boundary lines, boundaries and neighbour disputes, agreeing who's responsible for walls and fences
Form TR1 to transfer a property.
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
Ask HM Land Registry to fast track your application.
How to protect your home, land or other property from fraud
How Business e-services customers can request official copies of a register, title plan and/or documents.
Find out property price trends in the UK from the house price index
Form TP1 to transfer part of a registered title.
Application form DJP: remove the name of a joint proprietor from the register, after a death.
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Application form AS1: for personal representative(s) to assent the whole of a registered title.
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 SEV to enter a Form A restriction on severance of joint tenancy by agreement or notice.
Application form CN1: cancel a notice (other than a unilateral notice).
Application form FR1 and checklist for first registration.
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