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Trustee Act 1925
14EPower to buy house as residence for beneficiary
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14E Power to buy house as residence for beneficiary
(1) Without limiting section 14C and subject to the trust instrument, a
trustee may—
(a) buy a house for a beneficiary to use as a residence; or
(b) enter into any other agreement or arrangement to secure for a
beneficiary a right to use a house as a residence.
(2) Despite the terms of the trust instrument, a trustee may keep, as part
of the trust property, a house for a beneficiary to use as a residence if
to do so would not unfairly prejudice the interests of other
beneficiaries.
(3) If a house is bought, kept or otherwise secured for use by a beneficiary
as a residence, the house may be made available to the beneficiary on
the terms, consistent with the trust and the beneficiary’s interest in the
trust, that the trustee considers appropriate.
(4) The trustee may keep a house, or any interest or rights in relation to a
house, secured for use by a beneficiary under this section after the
beneficiary’s use of the house as a residence has finished.
(5) In this section:
house includes—
(a) any building or part of a building designed, or converted or
capable of being converted, for use as a residence; and
(b) any amenities or facilities for use in association with the use of
a house.