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A freehold is a right of title to land and all the property affixed to it. This is common in the U.S. when purchasing a home; you're buying both the house and the ground that it rests on. An example of this would be you and your family buying a home in California in a residential suburb.

Is freehold better than leasehold? Freehold purchases are better than leasehold in terms of overall simplicity and complete ownership. Freehold properties tend to cost more upfront to purchase than leasehold, but leasehold properties often come with additional costs.

You only own a leasehold property for a fixed period of time. You'll have a legal agreement with the landlord (sometimes known as the 'freeholder') called a 'lease'. This tells you how many years you'll own the property. Ownership of the property returns to the landlord when the lease comes to an end.

If you're buying a house, you may have heard of the terms freehold and leasehold. While these terms may sound complicated, they have two simple meanings: Freehold ? You own the property and the land it's built on for as long as you want. Leasehold ? You own the property for a set period, but not the land it's built on.

Buying a property with a share of freehold means you own the leasehold of your property, plus a share of the freehold for the land and building the property is in.

There are many disadvantages to consider when buying a leasehold property, the main considerations are as follows: Fire Safety Checks and Costs. Ground Rent and service charge expenses. Lease Extensions. Shared Communal Spaces. Lack of Regulation for Freeholders. Higher Conveyancing Fees. Noise from Neighbours.

The landlord's address can be their home, their office or another property they occupy. You can find your landlord's contacts in the official tenancy documents, like the tenancy agreement, gas safety certificate, etc. Additionally, you can search for your landlord in the local council and land registry.

This is usually 99 or 125 years. The person who owns the lease on the property is called the leaseholder. Unless it has been extended, at the end of the lease, the right to live in the property reverts to the freeholder. The rules a leaseholder must follow are governed by a contract, known as the lease.

The Land Registry advise that processing times for updating the register (adding a mortgage or changing ownership) take about 4 to 6 weeks, and creating a new register (transfer of part or new lease) take about 6 to 9 months.

You can find out if your ownership is leasehold or freehold in the legal documents from when you bought the property. If you can't find them, you could look up your property via Land Registry. Generally, flats in London are sold on a leasehold basis and most houses are freehold.