Hi

Thanks for your reply. It’s not a problem

If you hold your interests as Joint Tenants then this means – as things stand – that were you to die then your interest in the property would pass automatically to your partner regardless of any direction otherwise made in your Will (if you have one).

If this is not what you want and you instead wish for your interest to pass to your children then you should sever the joint tenancy by using Form SEV from the Land Registry (you will have to send it to your partner and if you have any questions about completing the form you should call their customer service number - they are very helpful):-
http://www1.landregistry.gov.uk/publications/?pubtype=49

Post severance of the joint tenants you will hold your interests as Tenants In Common meaning that your interests would pass according to your Will or under the intestacy rules.

If you do not have a Will then your estate (included your interest in the property) and are unmarried then your estate would pass to your children in equal shares. If they are younger than 18 then a trustee would have to be appointed to manage the money until they are of age. Presumably this would be their mother.

If you do have a Will specifying that your estate should go to persons other than your Will then you need to change it. If you are fine with the estate passing to your children under the Intestacy Rules but wish to specify who should look after their inheritance until they are of age then you need to make a Will to specify the trustee/executor of the estate.


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