freeholder
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Converting a block to commonhold means transferring ownership from the freeholder to the residents, and how existing freeholders should be compensated is disputed.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
There is no freeholder, and residents vote on decisions about shared spaces and maintenance.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
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
There are around five million leasehold homes, where people own the right to occupy the property via a lease for a certain number of years from a freeholder.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
By the side of the freeholder recognised by later law there stands the villain as a customary freeholder who has lost legal protection.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
