Death of a Joint Tenant
An application to note the death of a registered owner who was a joint tenant may be made by way of a solicitor’s certificate (Rule 47). The documents to be lodged in the Registry are:
(i) the certificate (Precedent 4.C);
(ii) the deceased’s death certificate or a Grant of Representation in his estate;
(iii) the Land Certificate
PRECEDENT 4.C
CERTIFICATE CONFIRMING THE DEATH OF A JOINT TENANT
LAND REGISTRY
Folio: County:
Registered Owners: AB, CD and EF
I, the undersigned .......... a partner/solicitor in the firm of .......... of .......... hereby certify that:
- AB, one of the above-named registered owners died on ..........
- The other registered owners CD and EF are still alive.
- The joint tenancy had not been severed prior to AB’s death.
- I request that the ownership of the said AB be cancelled and that the said CD and EF be registered as full owners of the land in the above-mentioned folio.
Dated:
Signed: