freeholder
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A freeholder can seek to repossess someone's home if a leaseholder doesn't pay service charges, something that will also be abolished under the reforms.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Converting a block to commonhold means transferring ownership from the freeholder to the residents, and how existing freeholders should be compensated is disputed.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
There are around five million leasehold homes in England and Wales, where people own the right to occupy a property via a lease for a limited number of years from a freeholder.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
It includes capping ground rents - an annual fee leaseholders must pay to their freeholder - at £250 a year.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
I told him he had been longest an inhabitant and freeholder and I expected he would set a good example by departing thence.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
