Ground rent invoice query

lilian1977

Hi

We've just had our first ground rent invoice and I don't really understand it. We have bought number 232 on our street, the invoice is addressed to us at 232, however it then says:

Please write this reference code on the back of your cheque.
Ref: xxx/xxx
Property: 232-238 (evens) xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx

Does this mean we are responsible for paying the ground rent for all four properties in our terrace, or is it just a reference for them?

Any help would be appreciated - it's only £10 a year but if it decreased to £2.50 a year that would be marvellous! There is no phone number for them and my emails are going unanswered.

Richard_Webster

A lot older property had leases of more than one house.

For instance in places like Sheffield you might typically have a terrace of four sharing a common passageway under the terrace at ground floor level with access across back gardens to the backs of the two outer terraces in each group and they would all be in the same lease.

So the 232-238 evens could be the are within that lease. They might even expect you to collect the ground rent from the other three to save them writing four letters - that happens sometimes.

Your solicitor should have told you whether the ground rent was £10 or £2.50.