Just trying to find out whether adding a person (spouse) to existing kennel name ownership necessitates an additional annual maintenance fee to the one already being paid.  NB The original ownership is 2 people so it would mean adding a third person... I've heard that although only one fee is being paid by DD currently, the third person would have to pay another £20 per year???

Any help appreciated!

Best to ask the KC directly.

Not an additional annual payment unless things have changed that I know of, but yep a high cost for adding them onto the ownership of the kennel name!

Deoends if you are adding the 3rd person ot the other 2, so all dogs will be registered in the ownership of all 3 form then on, or if you are taking out a "seperate interest" so maintaining the original affix with just 2 people, but then adding a 3rd person on on the additional one - if you go that route then both "interests" will require the annual maintenance fee.  Have jsut read this over, and it sounds less than clear, so here is an illustration:  A Smith & B Brown  are joint holders of affix "Smurffs".  They can add J. Smith to the holders of this affix for a one off fee, and all dogs form then on are registered as "Smurff  XXX"  Breeders A Smith, B  Brown & J Smith, the usual single annual fee is payable.  Or they can keep that affix just as it is, carry on paying the annual fee, but also apply for same affix with a seperate interest, in the names of all three, and from then on "Smurffs" dogs can be registered in the ownership of A Smith & B Brown ( the original ownership) orA Smith, J Smith & B Brown (on the new seperate interest), in this scenario 2 affix maintenance fees are payable, as you have 2 lots of ownership registered.  Obviously, the correct owners have to be listed  for dogs being shown or registering litters, so transfer fees will be payable too.

Thanks for all your replies... Gwen, I think I follow that but will read through again!  I couldn't find the page on the KC website with the details but had hoped what you were saying was correct as all we want to do is put my husbands name on our affix (kennel name)... he doesn't want a separate interest but a rather jumped up KC person spouted that at me and didn't give me chance to query it...  I couldn't see how it was right... surely 3 equal parties on one affix wouldn't each pay a maintenance fee as we want to do the former option you describe... He won't be breeding his own dogs, literally just co-owning everything with us....