Is a Transfer Order the same thing as the Deeds for a house?

[Up Rovers]

Hi All,

Solicitor has requested Deeds of the house for probate purposes for a relative and the only thing we can find is a Transfer Order. Is this the same document?

 

[Johnno75]

It is one of the title deeds. Other title deeds would include the Property Registration Documents (eg Folio), Family Home Declarations, mortgage deeds, planning documents, deeds of rights of way etc. If the house is subject to a mortgage, the bank should/would have the deeds. A good starting point is with the owner’s solicitor who handled the house purchase/mortgage, as some solicitors would hold a client’s deeds in storage for safekeeping.

 

[Up Rovers]

Thank you. No mortgage involved and it would appear to be the only document available in regard to the Deeds so just wondering if this will suffice?

 

[Johnno75]

One way to find out - give the document to your Solicitor and see what s/he has to say. The Solicitor would know whether this is sufficient.

 

[Milliondollar??]

Search Transfer Orders on the Property Registration Authority website and it will explain it there. It is a deed to the property, take a copy of it and pass the original onto your solicitor.