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We found ourselves in a pretty weird situation. We live in a flat in a converted Victorian house; There are 3 flats in total - ground, first and top floors. It's Share of freehold.
In 2022 there was 1 person in the top floor flat, 1 person on the first floor and 2 people on the ground floor (4 in total).
We (me and my partner) bought the first floor flat in 2022.
Now, our neighbours from the ground floor decided to sell their flat to another couple. They found out that back in 2022 Freehold Title Register was transferred solely to us. So only me and my partner are registered owners of the freehold of the property (the other 3 people are not in there). I'm not sure how this has happened, trying to chase the solicitors.
The problem is that we are told - there could be no more than 4 people on the register. But, in fact, there are five of us (1 - top floor, 2 - first floor, 2 ground floor). Ground floor neighbours insist one of us (me or my partner) gives up the space on the register for the new buyers because they are an unmarried couple.
I'm not that proficient in property law, but it feels like it can hit back to us.
What are our options? I guess in the long term, it's creating an LTD company so that the limitation of 4 people is gone. But in the near term, how dangerous is it for us to just leave one of our names on the freehold title?
In 2022 there was 1 person in the top floor flat, 1 person on the first floor and 2 people on the ground floor (4 in total).
We (me and my partner) bought the first floor flat in 2022.
Now, our neighbours from the ground floor decided to sell their flat to another couple. They found out that back in 2022 Freehold Title Register was transferred solely to us. So only me and my partner are registered owners of the freehold of the property (the other 3 people are not in there). I'm not sure how this has happened, trying to chase the solicitors.
The problem is that we are told - there could be no more than 4 people on the register. But, in fact, there are five of us (1 - top floor, 2 - first floor, 2 ground floor). Ground floor neighbours insist one of us (me or my partner) gives up the space on the register for the new buyers because they are an unmarried couple.
I'm not that proficient in property law, but it feels like it can hit back to us.
What are our options? I guess in the long term, it's creating an LTD company so that the limitation of 4 people is gone. But in the near term, how dangerous is it for us to just leave one of our names on the freehold title?
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