Joint ownership agreement

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This agreement covers any situation where two or more parties share the ownership and use of any kind of car. This is also known as car fractional ownership or an informal car club.
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About this document

Whenever you would like to share ownership and use of a car with more than one other party for leisure or business use. Perhaps you race the car in your spare time, or perhaps you have a hire business for weddings, or perhaps another arrangement. Whatever your purpose, this agreement will suit.

First, you should consider the most suitable structure for your sharing relationship. If you are looking at an arrangement for more than ten people, then it would be better to hold the property in a limited company and buy and sell shares in it. Then ownership of the property itself never changes.

However, running a company does cost money, you may not want the formality, expense and greater certainty of a company structure and shareholders agreement in which case an agreement like one of these is perfect.

How the law sees it: Even if ownership of your car is registered in a company, those company documents will not record the shares in which the car is held. So If you own 60% and I own 40% we have to record that in some other document. If we do not do so, “the Law” will assume we own in the shares in which we contributed to the purchase price. These Net Lawman agreements specifically record the shares. They also record shares which may be owned by someone who is not a registered owner. This is called a beneficial interest or fractional ownership.

Application and features

  • Suitable for any type of car – vintage, racing or day to day
  • Includes sensible, practical provisions
  • Written in plain English with explanatory notes

Contents

  • Terms of beneficial interest - beneficial trusts provision
  • Price and payment for the car
  • How many people allowed in the car at one time and who they may be
  • Who and how will manage payment of expenses
  • Purchase of accessories for the car – how they are purchased, whom they belong to
  • Management of the car, including operating costs
  • Management structure, ordered by annual meetings of the owners, possibility of proxy voting, and more
  • Undertakings by the parties
  • Alternative exit strategies; including allowing for a share to be sold to a third party, after offering it to all other owners
  • Timetable in the form of a schedule to allow you to arrange who will have the car when
  • Effect of termination
  • Alternative exit strategies
  • Other legal provisions to protect your interests
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Recent reviews

Great Service
11 April 2023
I was looking for a starter for 10 document which would prompt the right discussion with my vehicle co-owner and allow us to have something legally binding to protect us both. This document not only met my expectation but exceeded them. Very please, thank you.
Alfredo Vanotti
Review of the United Kingdom version
Great Service
06 September 2022
I needed a document, the review on the site was good, my need was simple. So perfect. Worked fine and got myself and co-investor a workable document which we are able to adjust. I would recommend, for simple documents that you know what you want. And I did not need to review service but good to know it's there.
Mark Edwards
Review of the United Kingdom version
Great Service
06 September 2022
I needed a document, the review on the site was good, my need was simple. So perfect. Worked fine and got myself and co-investor a workable document which we are able to adjust. I would recommend, for simple documents that you know what you want. And I did not need to review service but good to know it's there.
Mark Edwards
Review of the United Kingdom version
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