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.
Log in to your account and go to the 'My documents’ section. Next to each document, you’ll see its current status. At the bottom you’ll find an estimate of the likely timescale.
Once your document has been reviewed, you’ll receive an email confirmation from us.
