The Main Forms Used For Matrimonial Home Rights

If you are contemplating divorcing your ex-partner but the house you both live in as a couple/family is owned SOLEY by your ex-partner then you must be aware of what this means for you. As your ex-partner owns the house, they could sell it without your permission, re-mortgage it, ask you to leave or change the locks and exclude you. You need to decide whether you need to protect yourself in case your ex-partner goes down this route. 

If you feel your ex-partner may do this then you MUST register ‘matrimonial home rights’ with the land registry to stop them. Once the land registry grants you ‘matrimonial home rights’ then the only way you can be excluded from the home is if your ex-partner get an occupation order from the court.

Home rights is a term used where an ex-partner has the right to remain in the matrimonial home, even if their name is not on the ownership of the home. For more information please click on the link below.

LINK TO OUR L.I.P HELP GUIDE FOR YOU AND YOUR MATRIMONIAL HOME RIGHTS 

BOX 1 – Form HR1 – This form is used to register your home rights with the land registry if your home is a registered property. A registered property is where your home is listed on the land registry central register including details of who owns it. You can also use form HR1 to transfer your home rights from one property to another. 

BOX 2 – Form HR2 – This is the form used to renew your existing home rights with the land registry if your home is a registered property.

BOX 3 – Form HR4 – This form is used to cancel existing home rights with the land registry if your home is a registered property.

BOX 4 – Form K2 – This form is used to register your home rights (also called a land charge) with the land charges department if your home is an unregistered property. An unregistered property is where the details of your home is not listed in a central register kept by the land registry. These details are in a document called title deeds. The title deeds detail who owns the house and is normally kept by your mortgage lender or the owner of the property.

BOX 5 – Form K8 – This form is used to renew your existing home rights (also called a land charge) with the land charges department if your home is an unregistered property. 

BOX 6 – Form K13 – This form is used to cancel existing home rights (also called a land charge) with the land charges department if your home is an unregistered property. 

BOX 7 – Form CS – Form CS is a continuation sheet used when there is not enough room on your forms TR1 (mentioned elsewhere in this website), HR1, HR2 and HR4 to complete your answers and you need an extra sheet to finish.