Inherited property
Registering unregistered property from an estate — handled the correct way, in the name of the person now entitled.
Inheriting an unregistered property is one of the most common moments people discover a title was never registered. It’s also the point at which registration is most worth doing — both to protect the asset and to make any future sale by the family straightforward.
You cannot make a voluntary first registration in the name of someone who has died. Under the Administration of Estates Act 1925, the estate vests in the personal representatives on death. The property is transferred to the person entitled by an ‘assent’, and the application is made in the name of that beneficiary or transferee — not the deceased. A specialist solicitor handles this correctly.
How it works
The personal representatives (executors or administrators) obtain the grant of probate or letters of administration.
The solicitor gathers the unregistered title deeds — or evidences ownership if they’re missing.
The personal representatives transfer the property to the person entitled under the will or intestacy, by a document called an assent.
First registration is applied for in the name of the beneficiary/transferee — securing their ownership at the reduced voluntary fee.
Questions
Next step
Send the address and what you know. We’ll confirm the status, explain your options and — if it helps — introduce a specialist solicitor with a fixed-fee quote.
No obligation. We respond within 2 hours during business hours and confirm a specialist solicitor within 24 hours.