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Register of Overseas Entities

Register of Overseas Entities

All overseas entities or individuals based overseas wishing to buy, sell, or
transfer property in the UK, must register with Companies House, in order to deal with or dispose of land that they own.

Brown and Co Solicitors is an experienced solicitors’ firm which provides professional services for companies or individuals based overseas who need to register with companies house in order to buy sell or transfer a property in the UK.

Overseas entities wishing to buy, sell, or transfer property in the UK must now register
their beneficial owners or managing officers with Companies House as of 1 August
2022. If you fall into this category, contact Brown and Co Solicitors in London to see how we can help.

Who needs to register?

Any beneficial owner must be registered. A ‘beneficial owner’ is defined as one of the following:
  • An individual person;
  • Another legal entity, such as a company;
  • A government or public authority;
  • A trustee of a trust;
  • A member of a firm that is not a legal person under its governing law; AND
  • Fulfils one or more of the following criteria:
- Holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the shares in the entity;
- Holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting rights in the entity;
- Holds the right, directly or indirectly, to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the entity; or
- Has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over the entity

Taking the required steps with our help

The overseas entity must serve an information notice on each registrable beneficial
owner, to confirm that the information that the entity retains on them is correct and to
provide any missing information.

The overseas entity must file the relevant information with Companies House and an
approved agent (who is also regulated under the anti-money laundering legislation in
the UK) and who has received an assurance code from Companies House, can also
make the submission. The agent is required to verify the information provided by the
overseas entity/beneficial owner(s), before making the submission and must also
make a declaration.

Brown and Co Solicitors are approved agents who can verify your details and make
the required submission to Companies House.

 Contact us to find out more about registering an overseas entity today

To arrange an appointment, get in touch.
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