Transfer of Ownership - Exclusive Right of Burial
The process for the transfer of ownership for the exclusive right of burial depends on whether a Will, or Probate or Letters of Administration have been obtained?
If the answer is yes - you have a Will, Probate or Letters of Administration, then we would need to have the original or a certified copy of the original document sent to the Cemeteries Office by post or email, the grave ownership will then be transferred to the Executor(s) and a fee of £140.00 is charged for the transfer.
If the answer is no - you do not have a Will, Probate or letters of administration, then the Cemeteries Office can prepare a statutory declaration which you will then take to a commissioner of oaths (solicitor) and they will charge you a fee, for you to sign the statutory declaration, witnessed by them.
To prepare the statutory declaration, we will need to know the relationship of the existing grave owner including the name, address and telephone and email address of to whom the grave ownership is to be transferred to.
When you return the signed statutory declaration to the Cemeteries Office, we will then be able to transfer the grave into new ownership, and a fee of £150.00 is charged for the transfer of the exclusive right of burial.
We recommend joint ownership of the grave (you can apply for joint ownership at any time by notifying the Cemeteries Office in writing of the details of who is to be a joint owner / grantee) this will mean that all future applications for future interments or memorial applications will have to be signed by all owners of the grave.
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