2 houses into 1

Hi
I own a semidetached property and my partner owns the other semi detached property next door. We would like to eventual combine these into one home. Would we need to amalgamate the title deeds and would we both need to be joint owners of the properties? Would this then lead to a 2nd home tax added.
Thanks
Phil

Hi Phil - There’s no legal requirement on us to amalgamate titles but our policy is to amalgamate if there’s genuine future benefit to the customer or ourselves and we have the capacity to do the extra work.  Whether amalgamation is possible and if would have any impact on tax matters is something you would have to discuss with your legal advisor.