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Be careful which “share” you promote

If you own a property share as a shareholder in a company which owns the property, then be careful if you wish to sell a share in the property. You should advertise the share in the property only, and not the fact that this involves buying shares in a company to achieve this.

To fractionalise or not to fractionalise?

People often ask me whether they should fractionalise a property they are selling or not? My response depends upon whether this is a small commercial developer or a private individual.

For small commercial developers with a fairly small number or properties, say less than ten, I usually advise them to speak to consultants [...]

Are these ads real?

I was completely nonplussed yesterday when someone I was chatting to on the phone suggested that the ads on yours2share were an act of fiction. “They are too well presented, most with well sized good pictures and the titles are often the same format, so I was just wondering…”

My polite reply [...]

Fractional ownership, tax and France

I’ve just added a pdf copy of a really good review of how tax issues affect fractional ownership in France by non-French-residents to the yours2share website. This is written by Andy Sirkin, an American lawyer who specialises in fractional and joint ownership.

It’s a comprehensive document and not a light read. So make a [...]

Yacht share case study

I’ve finally put together this a case study for the Lady Emma, a yacht share which was sold last summer through yours2share.

I’m currently working on several case studies of people who are successfully sharing a variety of assets and they will be added more shortly. If you have been involved in sharing any valuable [...]

Template contract for fractional ownership of light aircraft and helicopters

We’re working with internet document provider Net Lawman to produce a suite of template fractional agreements for people to use to set up sharing arrangements.  The latest pair are for sharing light aircraft and helicopters and are available here.  There are two versions, one for two people and the other for three or more people.  [...]