alamred, yes, that is why I asked the question if anyon can confirm and not just speculate, especially answering for more than one, and without being able to support.
Cute it may be, but it is something used by not only builders and promoters, but all industry worlwide, to protect their interest.
Example. The overseas company coming into UK. The company has a multi billion dollar T/O and considerable profits. The UK subsidiary has no assets of its own and was a newly registered company in UK just 6 months ago.
They have been able to get 50m credit support in UK though.
When it goes sour, its up tools and back home.
Is it a possiblity that the land owners could sell on and not wish to have dealings with the promoter, due to their financial difficultie and despite perhaps the directors are the same for both companies?
One of the largest Japanese electronics companies liquidated a UK based company just 1 year ago, despite continuing to trade in UK.