Bankrupt ex-footballer wins courtroom struggle over possession of home
F
ormer footballer Marcus Bent has gained a courtroom struggle over the possession of a home greater than 4 years after being declared bankrupt.
Bankruptcy trustees needed to be allowed to take possession of a home they mentioned Bent – a striker who performed for greater than a dozen golf equipment, together with Everton – owned.
Bent, 45, who gained two England under-21 caps, disagreed, and mentioned the property belonged to his 19-year-old daughter.
He mentioned he had purchased the home in 2006 and supposed it to be held on belief for his daughter till she turned 18.
A choose on Friday dominated in his favour after a trial within the specialist Insolvency and Companies Court.
Judge Clive Jones mentioned his ruling meant that the property “fell outside the bankruptcy estate” and trustees, who administer the property, had “no interest” in it.
The choose, who is predicated in London, delivered the ruling at a web-based listening to.
Bent, who was born in London, watched by way of a display screen hyperlink and advised the choose on the finish of the listening to: “We are very happy.”
He had been made bankrupt in early 2019 after an software by tax officers.
Judge Jones mentioned the “estimated” debt was a “couple of million”.