freehold

Example Sentences

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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

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

Chaunsey Marshall, in Sheffield, told the BBC she had received a letter from London-based Mr Milne, who offered her the chance to buy back the freehold at a "special" rate of £5,000 plus fees.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Ms Shaw said she had no idea what the sale of the freehold meant for her or the other leaseholders who had between them paid millions of pounds for flats on the land.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Though the pass system was still in effect, one did not need a special permit to enter a freehold township as was the case with municipal locations.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela