Transferring joint tenants

Use these examples to see what will happen when transferring shares in a joint tenancy.

Example 1: Brian, Rosalind and Michael

Brian Tweedie, Rosalind Tweedie and Michael Hanson jointly own a ½ share in the affected title and TH Holdings Limited owns the other ½ share. Rosalind is transferring her share equally to Brian and Michael.

Existing

  • Brian Tweedie, Rosalind Tweedie and Michael Hanson jointly own a ½ share.
  • TH Holdings Limited own a ½ share.

Transfer To

  • Rosalind is transferring her interest in the ½ share equally to Brian and Michael. Rosalind is therefore transferring ⅓ of a ½ share, or a ⅙ share.

 

Identify Rosalind and share to be transferred.
Confirm transferees.

Remainder

Transferring Rosalind’s interest in the ½ share with Brian and Michael will break their existing joint tenancy. However, 2 new joint tenancies will be created between Brian and Michael, as they keep the remaining share from the original joint tenancy. They now also have a ⅙ share from Rosalind.

The resulting ownership is:

  • Brian Tweedie and Michael Hanson jointly own a ⅓ share.
  • Brian Tweedie and Michael Hanson jointly own a ⅙ share.  
  • TH Holdings Limited own a ½ share.

Save the page to view the Resulting Ownership in the Summary tab and confirm you have set up the Transfer correctly.

Use the Additional Clauses/Conditions or Intent field to combine the ⅓ and ⅙ shares in the title for Brian and Michael, if needed. This means the instrument lodges with LINZ for registration.

 

Confirm the results of the transfer,

Example 2: John and Jenny

John and Jenny Davies have a joint tenancy of a ½ share in the affected title and Davies Limited owns the other ½ share. 

John Davies is breaking the joint tenancy and transferring his ¼ share to Davies Limited

Existing

  • John and Jenny Davies jointly own a ½ share.
  • Davies Limited own a ½ share.

Transfer To

  • John is transferring his full interest in the ½ share he jointly owns with Jenny to Davies Limited. His interest is a ¼ share.

 

Image shows how John Davies share is displayed in the Transferors window. His share is showing as one quarter.

 

Confirm that Davis Ltd is the transferee.

Remainder

John is breaking the joint tenancy he has with Jenny by transferring his ¼ share to Davies Limited. Jenny Davies and Davies Limited will become tenants in common.

The resulting ownership is:

  • Jenny Davies owns a ¼ share.
  • Davies Limited own a ¼ share.
  • Davies Limited own a ½ share.

Save the page to view the Resulting Ownership in the Summary tab and confirm you have set up the Transfer correctly.

Use the Additional Clauses/Conditions or Intent field to combine the ¼ and ½ shares in the title for Davies Limited, if needed. This means the instrument lodges with LINZ for registration.

 

Check the resulting ownership.

 

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