I am the joint owner of a property that has the above restriction on it. The other owner died last year and left his share of the property to me. Have just received forms RX3 and ST5 from the Land Registry to cancel the restriction.
On form RX3 question 7:- 'Documents lodged with this form' :-
What documents do they want? Would it be the will and the grant of probate? I have the grant of probate (as I ordered several copies at the time from the Probate office) but I no longer have the will as that was sent to the Probate Office to get the grant. It states in the notes next to question 7 'Once we have made a copy of the documents you send to us, they will be destroyed, this applies to both originals and certified copies'. What exactly do they mean when they say 'certified copies'? And what can I do about not having a copy of the will?
On form ST5 question 3:- 'Explain what has happened to the beneficial interest protected by the restriction. (Provide accurate and relevant information). You should include certified copies of any documents showing this.'
How do I answer this? Do I just say the other owner has died and I have inherited his 50% of the property making me the sole owner of the whole property now? And what documents is this form asking for? Would it again be the will and probate grant plus the death certificate? The notes next to question 3 states 'Please send up copy documents not originals, but confirm they are true copies by writing at the top of page 1: 'I certify that this is a true copy of the original''