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My sister and I equally inherited our late parents’ home, which is not registered at the Land Registry since they bought it in the early ‘50s. There is no mortgage on the house. I wish to buy my sister’s share. Do I need to employ a solicitor or inform anyone, or can we do it ourselves?

Have you obtained probate in order to transfer the property into your names? If it remains unregistered it suggests you haven’t. I think you may need a solicitor’s help to deal with this and with the first registration (which is required by law these days), and solicitors’ fees in this area are very reasonable. Certainly if you require a mortgage in order to buy your sister’s share the lender is likely to insist that you have legal assistance to complete the transfer.

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