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House owned by a limited company

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  • 03-04-2019 5:59pm
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    Reversal
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    Currently looking at a property for sale by private treaty. The house has been rented out for a number of years but the EA told me it was owned by the same individual for decades.

    There was a sale registered on the property price register 48 months ago. The EA told me this was an arrangement within the family. Upon checking the land registry I see the property was transferred to a PLC 48 months ago. A solocheck suggests it is the same owner but now under a property management company.

    Is this arrangement common? Is it something as a buyer I should be concerned about? Could this make the sale anymore difficult?


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    Sleeper12
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    If it is the freehold being sold then I can't see a problem.


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    Reversal
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭Reversal


    Thanks. Out of interest, why would one set up a business and transfer their house to it?


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    The_Conductor
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    Reversal wrote: »
    Thanks. Out of interest, why would one set up a business and transfer their house to it?

    Inevitably its a tax arrangement- though it could make giving shares to dependents a lot more straight forward.


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    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    Inevitably its a tax arrangement- though it could make giving shares to dependents a lot more straight forward.

    also potentially an arrangement preceeding a divorce to weather the asset from a spouse.


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