Buying Commercial Property · glossary

Legal estate

The legal title to land, as opposed to ownership in equity. On registered land it passes to the buyer only when the buyer is registered, with effect from the day the application arrived. Chapter 10 · see Owner in equity

Explained in Chapter 10, After Completion: Tax and Registration, of Buying Commercial Property.

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