Property in a will

[PenelopeSue]

My parents both recently passed away. Their will read that anything remaining was to be divided equally between my sister and me. She is the executor and told me there was nothing left, however, both of my parents names are on the deed to her house. Does that mean a portion of her house should now belong to me? Thank you in advance for helping me understand.

[PallasAthena]

If the parents names are on the Land Registry title as co-owners then the house might be part of their assets but it would depend what form of co-ownership it was. Were they co-owners as 'joint tenants' or 'tenants in common'? Joint property ownership: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) We don't have enough information to answer your question.

What's the story behind their names being on the Land Registry title?

Is it just the parents names or is your sister also named as a co-owner?

[atticus]

Can you please post the relevant text of the Land Registry title document.

[dslippy]

It is possible that the will says that any property owned by your F&M was owned by them as co-owners, and not in any other way. If so, then that interest died with them, and that the other interest survived them. Unless we know which was what we can not know whether any interest survived.