Exactly. It is only an issue should he need to sell it.
Speaking as a non-lawyer, I'd be very nervous of attempting a DIY conveyance (and I am not generally afraid of taking legal things on, like personal probate).
He can take his time, however. As executor and sole beneficiary, he can simply treat the house as an undistributed asset of the estate, live in it, and transfer it into his own name at some far-off future date.
No. There is not.Is there a law which says a solicitor must be involved ?
If the title to the land is registered in the Land Registry, look at the Property Registration Authority website wwwprai.ie. You are looking for information on Devolution and Transmission. There you will find the Rules and Directions. The Land Registration Rules set out the format of appplication to make.
If it's Registry of Deeds title you'd definitely be better off getting a solicitor.
To work out whether it's Land Registry or Registry of Deeds, have a look through the documentation and see if there's a folio number, and search the Land Registry records too.
You don't need to use a solicitor, but it leads to far fewer headaches, and more peace of mind.
If there is a folio, and your brother already has grant of probate, and he is the executor and sole beneficiary then he can do a "Transmission (on Death) via Probate" with the Land Registry Office. They will have him print out Forms 17 and 53, which must be filled out and brought along with the grant of probate document (red seal one) and an 85 Euro charge.
Form 17 is just a simple application form.
Form 53 is somewhat simple, but you will have to have a Commissioner of Oaths witness your signing of it, and he/she also will have you swear that the info you filled in is true. (this costs ~10 euro, but you may have to shop around).
Once you have the documentation in order then go visit the land registry office (near Four Courts). It normally takes about 1 month for your application to be completed, but in current times (with industrial action) it will take longer.
I've gone through this process very recently.
Hope this helps.
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