freeholder

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Andain's housing association told us that a managing agent, appointed by a freeholder, sets the service charge and it had challenged increases and requested justifications.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

Meanwhile, a freeholder can charge for ground rent and service fees.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The leaseholders' local authority, Spelthorne Borough Council, told the BBC it has removed the pigeons and carried out "pest-proofing" in the block, and said it would try to reclaim the cost from 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