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HMRC Form 17 unequal split

Mason1880
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HMRC Form 17 unequal split

Postby Mason1880 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:12 pm

Could someone clarify, if we were to change the split of beneficial interest via form 17, does anything need to be recorded at land registry or is this simply a tax matter.

Also are there other implications in the future through doing this?

Any help would be much appreciated

maths
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Re: HMRC Form 17 unequal split

Postby maths » Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:48 pm

The Form is relevant for income tax purposes where a property is jointly legally owned by a married couple who wish any income arising from the property to be split for income tax purposes in a ratio other than 50/50. The income split must reflect the beneficial ownership split.

Filing Form 17 has no effect on the legal ownership with which Land Registry is concerned.

Mason1880
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Re: HMRC Form 17 unequal split

Postby Mason1880 » Fri Mar 08, 2019 3:48 pm

Would land registry still need to be informed?

maths
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Re: HMRC Form 17 unequal split

Postby maths » Fri Mar 08, 2019 4:02 pm

No; only if legal ownership changes.

AGoodman
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Re: HMRC Form 17 unequal split

Postby AGoodman » Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:09 pm

Note that if you are joint owners, Form 17 only notifies HMRC that you are moving to an uneven split. You also need a declaration of trust signed by you both to actually create the uneven split.

As maths says, it isn't necessary to register the declaration of trust with the Land Registry, although you can do so - it creates a restriction on the register to show that if one dies, the other does not automatically become the sole owner.


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