Strange situation - house buyer

andywalker2005

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

Q - where does mr x come from?

X

I am not sure and its a bit puzzling. My guess is that Mr X is the trustee.

Land_Registry

Thanks for sharing the entries and it looks like the Restriction in favour of Mr X is what we refer to as a voluntary restriction and as such either the registered owners Mr and Mrs A agreed/consented to it being registered or Mr X was able to demonstrate a valid interest which could be protected by the entry on the register.

The restriction though does not make Mr X the legal owner but simply gives him some 'leverage' as his consent is required should Mr and Mrs A seek to for example sell, mortgage or lease the property.

If we take a sale then Mr and Mrs A would complete the sale (Transfer) as a legal deed and the Buyer would seek to register that Transfer. To do so they would need Mr X's consent in order to comply with the restriction.

As Mr X is not mentioned in any of the other entries you will need to look behind the entry of the restriction to understand what interest Mr X has - he may well be a trustee but the register will not provide that level of detail.