Common intention constructive trust over property portfolio
A couple, A and B co-habited over a 20-year period during which time they bought a number of properties their sole and joint names and in the name of a company, C. Both A and B were shareholders in C. A applied to the Court for a declaration that she had a 50% beneficial interest in the properties held by B and C under either a common intention constructive trust or a partnership, the latter claim failing. The Court held that all the properties, regardless of legal title, for