Inheriting Property

[taichiperson]

Morning all. As some of you may remember I've recently inherited a house after my mother passed away. Everything is in the hands of a lawyer and it's as slow as molasses. At last I have had some money through, although most of it is sitting in the lawyers' bank account until all is concluded (I presume, they are not very forthcoming). Probate has been issued and I'm waiting for a couple of other things.

As everything was left to me, the house is mine, but I don't as yet have any deeds or anything from the land registry. As I've not bought or sold property before I'm a bit foggy here - what should I expect from the lawyer, and what paperwork do I need to be able to sell the house? Any advice gratefully received...

[taichiperson]

Drat, posted in the wrong category again! any answer or should I repost?

[bobc1941]

Lawyers always take a long time on completing,I sold a
property and got all the documents from Land Registry
made an appointment with L.R. and the buyer met buyer at Land Registry offices with documents and recent photo(essential to prevent fraud) cost was £40 paid for by the buyer.

[taichiperson]

Thanks Bob, what documents should I expect to get please?

[Buenchico]

It's not the documentation that's in your hands that's important, it's what's on the Land Registry's computer. (You might get nothing more than a letter from your solicitor, confirming that the transfer has taken place).

It will cost you just £3 to get a copy of the title register, showing you who currently owns the property. (It's an extremely simple thing to do. I did it myself, in relation to a neighbouring property, recently):
https://search-property-information.service.gov.uk/
It may be that the transfer has already been completed.

(Note that the downloaded title register can't be used as proof of ownership in a court of law, or anywhere else a formal document is required. You ned to order to order an official copy for such a purpose; it takes less than a week: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-copies-of-register-or-plan-registration-oc1 )