ex council flat

beattiesman

selling my mums flat that she bought through right to buy off her local council.estate agent has given me a form to fill in it is says tenure of property is the property freehold or leasehold ,then under that is says leasehold properties & asks who owns the freehold ,expiry date of lease ,service charge ,do I fill in both parts .& what is tenure of property thanks

middleclassbutpoor

Typically you will find a house is either leasehold or freehold.

It should tell you what it is on your deeds.

Leasehold normally comes with ground rent payments.

Slithery

Why isn't your mum selling the flat?

beattiesman

mum has gone in a carehome & I have power of attorney for her so im dealing with the sale .

pinklady21

If you are in Scotland, the tenure is likely to be "owned outright" or similar, rather than freehold or leasehold.

xylophone

Have you checked at the Land Registry?

There is a charge on the property in respect of the equity release?

https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/search-the-register

xylophone

You will need to advise the council of the sale.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74892414#Comment_74892414

AdrianC

Freehold means that you own the entire building plus the land it sits on. That's not easy with a flat...


So, yes, it'll be leasehold.


Ex-council, so the council almost certainly still own the building itself plus ground - so put them down as the freeholder.


Service charge - you have PoA so you have access to her paperwork. She should have been receiving regular (probably quarterly) bills from them for the service charge.