The seller is unmarried:
No consent required, proceed to the next step.
The seller is married and the spouse / partner does not have legal title:
If the seller is married, in most cases a consent to the sale is needed from his or her spouse / partner. The consent can be written directly on the purchase document or on a separate piece of paper attached to the application.
If the property is the seller's private property, you can instead send a document that shows that consent is not needed, for example a copy of a gift certificate or will stating that the property is private property. A copy of the prenuptial agreement that makes the property private can be sent if the property is not a joint residence, then a written consent is required.
The seller is divorced and the ex-spouse does not have legal title:
If the seller is divorced, but has been married during the time he has owned the property, consent may still be required from his ex-spouse / partner. If the seller has been allocated the property by division of property due to divorce, a copy of the division of property document can be sent in instead.
A copy of the prenuptial agreement that makes the property private can be sent with, if the property is not / has been a joint residence, then a written consent is required. If the property is the seller's private property, you can instead send a document showing that consent is not needed, for example a copy of a gift certificate or a will stating that the property is private property.
Attach any consent or copy of, for example, a gift certificate, will, prenuptial agreement or deed of division to the application.