freehold

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This won't affect people like Tarran Wilson, who will still have to pay charges, because he is in a freehold.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"It never became the subject of a statutory trust and therefore the 1986 lease and the 1993 transfer of the freehold were each made free of such trust," the ruling said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The 1,500-acre freehold integrated industrial hub has an estimated gross development value of MYR3.5 billion over 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Daniel Timms, who worked on the story with other journalists at the Sheffield Tribune, said Mr Milne had bought the freehold for at least 258 properties, costing £317.83 each, in four auction lots.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The government wanted to control the movements of all Africans, and such control was far more difficult in freehold urban townships, where blacks could own property, and people came and went as they pleased.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela