freeholder
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Leaseholders are also legally obliged to pay ground rent - a fee paid for the land beneath their building - to the freeholder.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
It says it's "expected to be available in 2029"- which means, from that date, flat owners will purchase their home and the building and land beneath it, rather than it being owned by a freeholder.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Under the leasehold system, people own the right to occupy a property via a lease for a limited number of years from a freeholder.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
There are around five million leasehold homes in England and Wales, where people own the right to occupy a property via lease for a limited number of years from a freeholder.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Cook your breakfast there, and—well, after that you're a sort of tolerated freeholder.
From Mushroom Town by Onions, Oliver
