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Leasehold property, landlord question.
thryth
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Hi,
We purchased a leasehold property 7 years ago and have been paying a small ground rent to the Compton group since, it never occurred to me that there was any issue but on looking over my title deeds it occurs to me that this company are not mentioned on any documents and the name of the freeholder is that of a well known Mill owner in the town from the 1800's. They are claiming to be the landlords not acting on their behalf.
Should this company be named on the title and how can I ensure they hold valid claim? The law is so stupid that they would be able to make a valid claim to the title after 12 years of claiming rent that they weren't entitled to. I'd call it fraud but this is england...
We purchased a leasehold property 7 years ago and have been paying a small ground rent to the Compton group since, it never occurred to me that there was any issue but on looking over my title deeds it occurs to me that this company are not mentioned on any documents and the name of the freeholder is that of a well known Mill owner in the town from the 1800's. They are claiming to be the landlords not acting on their behalf.
Should this company be named on the title and how can I ensure they hold valid claim? The law is so stupid that they would be able to make a valid claim to the title after 12 years of claiming rent that they weren't entitled to. I'd call it fraud but this is england...
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Can you provide the details of the register entry which refers to the ground rent please?
The entry will often refer to the original freeholder only. Such ground rents are often sold on to specialist companies although there is also a process whereby they can be offered to the leaseholders themselves.“Official Company Representative
I am the official company representative of Land Registry. MSE has given permission for me to post in response to queries about the company, so that I can help solve issues. You can see my name on the companies with permission to post list. I am not allowed to tout for business at all. If you believe I am please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com This does NOT imply any form of approval of my company or its products by MSE"0 -
The law is not stupid, it's your daft expectations
The original deeds whether freehold or leasehold were correct at the time that the original seller and buyer entered into. You will see that your name is not on them either......
The reason is that far from being daft that original deed or lease is assigned buyer to buyer, not a new lease or deed granted each time you buy or sell.
In the same way that you change ownership the Compton group are the current owners and "successors in title". A simple check of the HM land registry will confirm if that is the case.
Any demand for ground rent must contain the name and address of the landlord and the notices under section 166 CLRA
2002 and under sct 47 & 48 LTA 1987.
http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?55587-Late-payment-charges-SC-and-GRStop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0
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