Other than in unusual circumstances, it would not be prudent for the Trustees to make a loan
to a Beneficial Owner on terms that included no interest being paid, a long term of repayment
and no security against repayment, because a loan of that type could:
a. mean that the Trust does not earn income that it could otherwise earn;
b. subject the Trust capital to undue risk; and
c. compromise the interests of other Beneficial Owners.
3.
Comment Box
While the land and any other property vested in the trust is held and used for the benefit of the beneficial
owners, the beneficial owners are not the legal owners.
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
Māori custom.
10. The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees,
the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.