Transferring an inherited property
What executors and beneficiaries need to do to put an inherited home in the right name.
Probate comes first
In most cases the executors need a grant of probate (or letters of administration) before the property can be transferred.
The assent
Executors transfer the property to the beneficiary using an assent (form AS1), submitted to HM Land Registry with form AP1.
Multiple beneficiaries
If several people inherit, they can be registered together or one can buy the others out. A buy-out may need legal and tax advice.
Common questions
Can an inherited property be transferred before probate?
Usually not. Executors normally need the grant of probate or letters of administration before they can deal with the property, so the grant comes first and the transfer follows.
What is an assent?
It is the document that transfers a property from the estate to a beneficiary — form AS1, sent to HM Land Registry with form AP1 and the grant of probate.
What if several people inherit the same home?
They can all be registered as owners together, one can buy the others out, or the property can be sold. A buy-out involves money changing hands, so legal and tax advice is worth taking first.
This guide is general information about England and Wales, not legal or tax advice. We prepare and submit paperwork; mortgaged or complex cases are referred to a regulated solicitor.
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