How do I get new house deeds? Inherited from my grandfather but not registered in land registry office?
To be registered as beneficiary of a legal estate requires an assent (form AS1) or transfer (form TR1) by the personal representative(s) of the deceased owner. In the case of unregistered land, you will need to make an application for first registration of the property using form FR1. Our Public Guides 9 (http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/upload/d… and 13 (http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/upload/d… give guidance on this (section 7 of Public Guide 13 refers to lost or destroyed title deeds). If you have not already done so, you could ask the lender of the mortgage that has been paid if they hold the title deeds. Although there is no requirement on the part of Land Registry to use a solicitor or other professional legal adviser to complete and submit applications to us, in view of the complex
