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Transfer of equity

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Definition: Adding someone to, or removing someone from, the legal ownership of a property you already own.

Your lender must agree if there is a mortgage. Stamp Duty or its equivalents can be due if the person taking a share pays money or takes on part of the mortgage, even when no cash changes hands.

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