freeholder

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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

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

There are around five million leasehold homes, where people own the right to occupy the property via a lease for a certain number of years from a freeholder.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Kate feared her home was going to collapse and warned the freeholder.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

In discussing the question, "Whether the colonies are represented in the British Parliament?" he traces the English constitution to its Saxon origin, when every freeholder was a member of the Wittenagemote or Parliament.

From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles