English law provides two ways of holding property, particularly land and houses. If you and your co-owner are joint tenants the property goes automatically to the other person on your death, irrespective of what you have said in your Will. If you are tenants in common your interest in the property goes to the beneficiaries of your Will and not to the co-owner. It is essential that any important property holding, such as your home, be reviewed so that the property passes in accordance with your wishes and not by an automatic legal process.