If you own a property with another person (or persons) as joint tenants and one of you dies, the survivor will become the sole owner – whatever it says in your Will.
If you’d like someone else to inherit your share – such as one of your children – you’ll need to change from being joint tenants to tenants in common. With Which? Wills you can do this by completing a simple document.*
To sever your joint tenancy you’ll get two copies of the Notice of Severance, an SEV form and a covering letter to inform the Land Registry of the change.
*This document can only be used for property in England & Wales that has two or more joint tenants. Land Registry forms are reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry.
