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

Land Registry documents show that, by the time of the court case, Magnitude had already sold the building's freehold for £300,000.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

“O yes,” said Wemmick, “I have got hold of it, a bit at a time. It’s a freehold, by George!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens