freeholder

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It says it's "expected to be available in 2029"- which means, from that date, flat owners will purchase their home and the building and land beneath it, rather than it being owned by a freeholder.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

I think I can see now the disappointed rascal of a freeholder when he only had his bare soil left once more.

From A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles