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Grounds Rents - Who receives it?
mynameisdave
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Completed on a leasehold property in March that has an annual ground rent to pay.
The solicitor letter said this was due 1 January annually. I've had no contact from whoever I am supposed to pay. I've managed to establish that it isn't the same company I pay service charges to but everytime I call the developer to ask them I get putthrough to an office where the phone goes unanswered.
Am I going to have to contact the solicitor to find out who I need to pay?
Anybody know who this usually goes to? The developers said they were looking to sell the freehold as soon as possible but there are still otehr phases to be built so I assume they still have it for the whole site?
Any ideas other than keep trying the developer?
The solicitor letter said this was due 1 January annually. I've had no contact from whoever I am supposed to pay. I've managed to establish that it isn't the same company I pay service charges to but everytime I call the developer to ask them I get putthrough to an office where the phone goes unanswered.
Am I going to have to contact the solicitor to find out who I need to pay?
Anybody know who this usually goes to? The developers said they were looking to sell the freehold as soon as possible but there are still otehr phases to be built so I assume they still have it for the whole site?
Any ideas other than keep trying the developer?
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i would have thought the developer would have that info and your solicitor too.
have you tried the land registry?'Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded'0 -
Ground rent is due to your landlord, the freeholder, although often it is collected by the management company. Note that ground rent is not due unless a demand has been served, but it is best practice not to get behind with any payments due under your long lease.
Why don't you write to the developer by recorded delivery? Then you have a paper trail of your efforts to contact the freeholder. I very much doubt the property has yet changed hands as leaseholders must to be given the opportunity to collective enfranchisement in order to purchase the freehold. This means you would be served with legal documents in advance of any sale.
From experience I advise that ALL dealings with freeholders and manangement companies are in writing by recorded delivery. Many times the powers-that-be deny verbal contact and take legal action against leaseholders - this has included lodging 'debts' against mortgages without the leaseholders knowledge!
Everything leasehold here:
http://www.lease-advice.org/publications/Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
You can purchase copy of the title info from the Land Registry here for £4.00.
Make sure you purchase the freehold title not the leasehold otherwise you'll learn your own name instead of the freeholder's!0
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