Namakkal Raghavendran (CEO) 13 March 2023

Procedure for transfer of house property of deceased

My wife left a will bequeathing all her property to me, which included a house. Will it require a fresh registration with the subregistrar or is it enough if the ownership is changed in the records of the municipality?

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This discussion clarifies the process of transferring a house property bequeathed through a will. It explains that a fresh registration with the sub-registrar is not typically required. Instead, the focus is on completing the mutation process in the relevant municipal and revenue records to reflect the change in ownership as per the will.

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P. Venu (Advocate) 13 March 2023

No further registration is required. You may follow the extant procedures in getting the mutation carried out in favour of the beneficiary of the Will. In respect of land, mutation needs to carried out in the revenue records as well.

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Dr J C Vashista (Advocate) 14 March 2023

I agree with the expert advise of Mr. P Venu ji.

After mutation of bequeathed property, title of the property stands transferred in your name which do not require registration.

Namakkal Raghavendran (CEO) 14 March 2023

Thank you, responders!

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate) 14 March 2023

You can apply for transfer of revenue records to your name if you are the beneficiary of the Will by producing a copy of the Will, copy of death ertificte, copy of the legal heirship certifiocate and complyin with other formalities.

No need of registration