Freehold held with someone in receivership under mental health act

[bettyb00p]

Hi there,
I am currently buying a 1st floor flat and have recently found out that the person in the ground floor flat who holds the other half of the freehold is under a receivership order under the mental health act. Has anyone experienced this before? Should I continue? How do I find out her status of health and if it will become an issue to me in the future etc etc?
Many thanks

[themas]

The receiver has presumably been appointed by the Court of Protection because of the mental health problems of the flat owner.

I don't think you could officially find out the state of health of the flat owner & am not sure why you want to, because any dealings you have would be with the receiver - who will be responsible for acting on behalf of the owner. Whether it will cause any problems for you depends on how the receiver goes about carrying out their responsibilities but if they do it diligently you should not be any more concerned than if you were dealing direct with the owner.

[bettyb00p]

thank you