Small Woodland Owners' Group

Joint ownership Legal rights

Paperwork, grants, legal issues

Postby Henrietta » Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:09 pm

When I was young, my parents bought a house with an embargo on it. Previous sellers had put the embargo on to stop any of the garden being sold without their permission. When my father wanted to sell part of it for a building plot, the previous sellers wanted half the price of the plot which at that time was £1,000. After they had £500, it was probably not really worth it. I think the embargo in this case has to be written in the deeds of the property, and if they are not already there, they can't be put there. If the neighbour has not owned the property, then how could she have placed an embargo on it?


Henrietta
 
Posts: 77
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:29 pm

Postby Cassie » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:19 pm

Thanks everyone for your feedback, it does seem as though the neighbor, her brother and her solicitor were blagging it and just trying to intimidate me with threats and ultimatums as Exeldama previously said smoke and mirrors, bully boy tactics so far it has all been hot air and threats, and as some of you have said it would have had to be written into the Deeds, which it wasn't, I'll keep you posted.


Cassie
 
Posts: 46
Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:23 am

Postby Dennis » Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:05 pm

Embargo - see above


Covenant - undertaking/obligation written into a Deed (which only lawyers can prepare - Solicitors Act 1974) The Deed usually spells out the consequences of breaking the covenant, e.g. leases for leasehold houses commonly require the leaseholder to get permission from the freeholder before making alterations to the property, with failure to do so technically terminating the lease.


Injunction - order granted by the Court restraining one party from behaviour affecting another party. Can be temporary or permanent. Not granted just because the aggrieved party asks nicely.


Sounds as though the neighbour/solicitor was threatening option three.


Dennis
 
Posts: 56
Joined: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:50 am

Re: Joint ownership Legal rights

Postby SimonFisher » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:40 pm

Cassie wrote:I'll keep you posted.

Cassie, just wondering what happened with your joint-ownership problems?
SimonFisher
 
Posts: 614
Joined: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:00 pm

Previous

Return to All things legal

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests

cron