freeholder

Example Sentences

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Justin Madders told the BBC Labour must stick to its pledge to cap ground rents - an annual fee leaseholders must pay to their freeholder.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

A mother and her teenage son are facing a fourth Christmas of homelessness after building contractors, working for the freeholder at their block of flats, left their home uninhabitable.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 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

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

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Hansei's happiness is complete, and he never mentions the boy except as "the young freeholder."

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold