Description and usage Co-Ownership Agreement This co-ownership agreement is for use where one person is the owner of a house or flat and wishes to share ownership of the beneficial interest with someone else. Written as a ‘Declaration of Trust’, the agreement covers - definitions and interpretation
- payment of the investment sum
- declaration of trust
- liability for payment of the outgoings
- occupation
- owner’s obligations
- entitlement to any income
- no assignment of a beneficial interest and new trust
- sale of the property
- registration of a restriction at the Land Registry
This document is suitable for two friends, partners or relatives who share accommodation where the title to the property is registered in the name of only one of them. It deals with the percentage shares of ownership as well as income and expenditure. It also deals with the possible sale of the property and any mortgage. What's in it? - See detailed Explanatory Notes below
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