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Removing a conservative covenant using part (b) of section 610 of the 1985 property
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Michael_Mistry
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Hi Guys,
Does anyone have any experience dealing with "Removing a conservative covenant using part (b) of section 610 of the 1985 property" ?
Breakdown of our current situation:
· The property originally was under a leasehold of a company
· The Freehold was purchased on 24/09/2012 subject to the rights reserved by the Transfer dated 10/08/2012
· The transfer document has a different company called (based in Gibraltar) registered as the transferor and the previous owner as the transferee.
· We have obtained Planning permission from the council to split the existing single dwelling into two dwellings by erecting two extensions and internal altercations
· Any work done to the exterior of the property is prohibited by restrictive covenant in the transfer
· Currently another company is claiming to have the right to the covenant and trying to extort an extensive amount of money to remove the covenant.
Questions
· If the right beneficiary is the company mentioned in the transfer document, and if they’re not active what would be the best way to try to remove the covenant ?
· As we have obtained planning permission, can we use part (b) of section 610 of the 1985 property act to remove the covenant ?
· Where can we find the right form/guide to apply to court using the above law ?
· What are the rough timelines for going through the county court process ?
Regards
Michael
Does anyone have any experience dealing with "Removing a conservative covenant using part (b) of section 610 of the 1985 property" ?
Breakdown of our current situation:
· The property originally was under a leasehold of a company
· The Freehold was purchased on 24/09/2012 subject to the rights reserved by the Transfer dated 10/08/2012
· The transfer document has a different company called (based in Gibraltar) registered as the transferor and the previous owner as the transferee.
· We have obtained Planning permission from the council to split the existing single dwelling into two dwellings by erecting two extensions and internal altercations
· Any work done to the exterior of the property is prohibited by restrictive covenant in the transfer
· Currently another company is claiming to have the right to the covenant and trying to extort an extensive amount of money to remove the covenant.
Questions
· If the right beneficiary is the company mentioned in the transfer document, and if they’re not active what would be the best way to try to remove the covenant ?
· As we have obtained planning permission, can we use part (b) of section 610 of the 1985 property act to remove the covenant ?
· Where can we find the right form/guide to apply to court using the above law ?
· What are the rough timelines for going through the county court process ?
Regards
Michael
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I haven't actually been through the process it I was told by my solicitor when I bought that if we wanted a covenant removed it could only be done by agreement with the beneficiary.
I wonder how you got to this situation where someone you don't think is the beneficiary is claiming it?
I would suggest that if it is owned by a company no longer trading then there would be no way to get their permission and therefore the covenant can't be removed .... but equally it can't be enforced.
I don't know what section 610 of the property act says - it might be useful to quote the relevant part here?0 -
And they've proved that they have the benefit of the covenant, have they?Michael_Mistry wrote: »· Currently another company is claiming to have the right to the covenant and trying to extort an extensive amount of money to remove the covenant.0
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