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My client is considering buying a flat in a block where the freehold is held by a ltd and the leaseholders additionally hold shares in the ltd company.
The result of this is that the full list of shareholders is freely available at companies house.
My client believes that this corporate structure yields a privacy issue: anyone can google his name and discover where he lives, as he will appear on the shareholder register.
What options are available for holding his share so that his name does not explicitly appear on the full list of shareholders?
Is the only advice not to buy the flat if he believes the corporate structure will undermine his privacy?
The result of this is that the full list of shareholders is freely available at companies house.
My client believes that this corporate structure yields a privacy issue: anyone can google his name and discover where he lives, as he will appear on the shareholder register.
What options are available for holding his share so that his name does not explicitly appear on the full list of shareholders?
Is the only advice not to buy the flat if he believes the corporate structure will undermine his privacy?
