The shares or other interest of a member in a company are personal property (or, in Scotland, moveable property) and are not in the nature of real estate (or heritage).
Section 541: Nature of shares
Companies Act 2006 · 2006 c. 46View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 17: A company's share capital — Chapter 1: Shares and share capital of a company
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