Harold Macmillan died in Germany.
A strawperson or straw man is a figure not intended to have a genuine beneficial interest in a property , to whom such property is nevertheless conveyed in order to facilitate a transaction .. property. property. The unity of time rule requires a joint tenancy be granted both parties at the same time .. unity of time rule. Four unities. joint tenancy. joint tenant. When the current owner of a property wishes to create a joint tenancy with another party , the grantor conveys the property to a strawperson -LRB- often a lawyer or the lawyer 's secretary -RRB- , who in turn creates a second deed conveying property to the original grantor and their desired joint tenant -LRB- s -RRB- .. property. property. joint tenancy. joint tenant. lawyer. lawyer. deed. deed. Strawpersons sometimes engage in straw purchases to protect the privacy of the beneficial owner or to allow the beneficial owner to acquire a property when the seller 's rules , policies or biases might not have allowed it .. property. property. Straw purchase of property is legal as long as the strawperson is not part of an attempt to defraud a mortgage lender or other creditor .. property. property. A strawperson is also `` a person of no means , '' or one who deliberately accepts a liability or other monetary responsibility without the resources to fulfill it .. This becomes illegal if the debt goes unpaid and fraud was found to be committed .