Letting to Minors

It is not possible for a minor (a person under the age of 18) to hold an estate in land [s.1(6) Law of Property Act 1925]. By virtue of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 any purported grant of a legal estate to a minor will not be effective to pass the legal estate, but will operate as a declaration that the premises are held in trust for the minor. This essentially means if a landlord grants...

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