can i sue? incorrect tenure detail

bowlhead99

diane*** wrote: »

I said it was worth 25k less because another I was looking at also advertised as ''freehold'' has now been remarketed as '' lease'' in Linton from 220,000 now 195,000 , very similar property.

People can change the price to whatever they like whenever they like. If they are changing their advert they might take the opportunity to correct errors such as saying it's freehold if in fact it's leasehold. That doesn't mean it would be worth £25k more if it was a freehold.

I didn't know I could find out tenure here for £3, good to know, how?

You'd just go to landregistry.gov.uk , and then pick the option to search property ownership information. You can get the registered title and title plan.

OOec...... the seller has kept me in the loop they are still insisting they own the freehold , but now will advertise it ''with a lease interest'' and is putting it on Sharman Quiny as such.

It would be possible to buy a flat with a 'share of freehold' whereby you and others collectively own the freehold to multiple units on the site which are individually leased off. In that sense, you could own a leasehold and you are one of the people you are leasing it from.

Still, if the freeholder is really Bovis Homes that seems unlikely. If the freeholder was a company called "Garage and Flat Above, Limited", it would be more likely that they were proposing for you to buy the leasehold interest, with a share of freehold (or even the entire freehold) being acquired by yourself at the same time, while the garage carries on being leased.

ognum

A few years ago I offered but didn’t purchase a flat above three garages. The flat owned the freehold to the entire building and the garages were leasehold to houses near by.

After reading up a bit on insurance, freeholders responsibilities etc I was not sorry in the end that someone else offered more!

getmore4less

diane*** wrote: »

The owner says the flat is freehold.... given the garage has it's boiler in it and the garage is lease ! oh well.

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OOec...... the seller has kept me in the loop they are still insisting they own the freehold , but now will advertise it ''with a lease interest'' and is putting it on Sharman Quiny as such.

Is there just one garage under it or more garages and or an alleyway.
(flats are usually bigger than one garage)

could be they own the freehold to the building and there is lease on the flat and the garage.