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

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

"Anybody can buy a freehold," says Katie Kendrick, founder of the National Leasehold Campaign, a group campaigning for changes to the law.

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