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Hi, Can anyone tell me if it's possible for my wife and I to change the title on our property from her single name to our joint names please and if the process is something we can do relatively easily ourselves?
Since 2013 the house we purchased (without mortgage) was put into my wife's single name, but at mid 70's now we want to tidy things up and put the house in both names in a Joint tenancy I think it's called.
All our previous properties were in joint names, but because I got into fights with banks and finance compaines pre- 2013 it was safer to protect my wife by putting this home in her name. Now we need to plan for any events the future might bring to our health and keep things simple.
I've looked at the Land Registry website and read various forms, but I wondered if someone might be able to talk me through the process and whether I'd really need a solicitor to do this? I'd prefer to do it myself without the cost of solicitors tbh.
I must admit to having been spooked by a couple of phone calls I made to what I believed was the Land Registry on Friday.....I'd Googled their number on my phone and spoke to a lady who sounded like she was in her house in India or somewhere similar who told me that solicitors would charge somewhere up to £800 to add my name , but they had an in-house service which would cost me £395 and she would transfer me 'now' to that department......( I've watched too many 'Pierogi' at Scammer Payback videos and followed Jim Browning on YouTube watching scammers at work to recocognise a potential scam not to get caught!) so I went on-line (thinking that was safer), sent my details in an on-line form to the alleged Land Registry and received a call almost instantly only to be confronted by another lady who also sounded like whe was in her kitchen who said it would cost me £345 and solicitors would cost me £500 so can 'transfer me to the in-house department 'now'! An hour or so later she called again pressing me to go ahead with this transaction! Yeah, Right!
So I thought I'd come to my safe house here on LB and ask for the honesty I always receive....I don't trust many these days sadly after my experiences with fighting banks and finance company solicitors has left a very sour taste in my mouth with their lies and deceipt. I can't tar all solicitors with the same brush, but I came across some evil characters who ought to have had sounder morals!
Can I do this? Anyone any idea on actual cost (i.e the real Land Registry cost) or what it might cost going to or via a solicitor?
Any guidance really appreciated.
Many thanks
A1
Since 2013 the house we purchased (without mortgage) was put into my wife's single name, but at mid 70's now we want to tidy things up and put the house in both names in a Joint tenancy I think it's called.
All our previous properties were in joint names, but because I got into fights with banks and finance compaines pre- 2013 it was safer to protect my wife by putting this home in her name. Now we need to plan for any events the future might bring to our health and keep things simple.
I've looked at the Land Registry website and read various forms, but I wondered if someone might be able to talk me through the process and whether I'd really need a solicitor to do this? I'd prefer to do it myself without the cost of solicitors tbh.
I must admit to having been spooked by a couple of phone calls I made to what I believed was the Land Registry on Friday.....I'd Googled their number on my phone and spoke to a lady who sounded like she was in her house in India or somewhere similar who told me that solicitors would charge somewhere up to £800 to add my name , but they had an in-house service which would cost me £395 and she would transfer me 'now' to that department......( I've watched too many 'Pierogi' at Scammer Payback videos and followed Jim Browning on YouTube watching scammers at work to recocognise a potential scam not to get caught!) so I went on-line (thinking that was safer), sent my details in an on-line form to the alleged Land Registry and received a call almost instantly only to be confronted by another lady who also sounded like whe was in her kitchen who said it would cost me £345 and solicitors would cost me £500 so can 'transfer me to the in-house department 'now'! An hour or so later she called again pressing me to go ahead with this transaction! Yeah, Right!
So I thought I'd come to my safe house here on LB and ask for the honesty I always receive....I don't trust many these days sadly after my experiences with fighting banks and finance company solicitors has left a very sour taste in my mouth with their lies and deceipt. I can't tar all solicitors with the same brush, but I came across some evil characters who ought to have had sounder morals!
Can I do this? Anyone any idea on actual cost (i.e the real Land Registry cost) or what it might cost going to or via a solicitor?
Any guidance really appreciated.
Many thanks
A1
