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Share of freehold house

I've sen a house I love but I understand from the owner that it's a share of freehold (there is a management company set up to deal with some communal garden at the front). It's an end of terrace house (not sure why that's important but it's some background!).
In my experience I've never come across a house being sold with a share of the freehold. Does anyone know pros / cons of this type of arrangement and/or if this will mean getting a mortgage will be difficult ?
Thanks in advance

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  • cattie
    cattie Posts: 8,844 Forumite
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    Who are the people who actually own the freehold? Usually with a share of freehold, all leaseholders (usually occupiers) own an equal share. Is it perhaps that the block of terraces where the house sits were all originally leasehold & the owners got together to collectively purchase the freehold.? If so then a mortgage should be no problem at all.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • DIYGirlz
    DIYGirlz Posts: 26 Forumite
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    Cattie - I think that's indeed the case that they may have been all leasehold and that at some point all owners got together, formed a management company and all share equally in the freehold. I'm just not sure of the restrictions or obligations that this brings - I guess a solicitor would advise
  • eddddy
    eddddy Posts: 18,553 Forumite
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    DIYGirlz wrote: »
    I've sen a house I love but I understand from the owner that it's a share of freehold (there is a management company set up to deal with some communal garden at the front). It's an end of terrace house (not sure why that's important but it's some background!).

    A share of freehold house would be very strange.

    Could it be that the house is freehold - and the communal garden is a shared freehold?

    i.e. Everyone owns their own house (as freehold), and then all the house owners jointly own the shared garden.

    That would seem far more normal/ sensible.
  • DIYGirlz
    DIYGirlz Posts: 26 Forumite
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    eddddy - agree this would indeed seem much more sensible. Fingers crossed that may be the case
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Why not buy the Freehold and leasehold Titles and Plans and take a look?


    Download each here for £3.00
  • Tom99
    Tom99 Posts: 5,371 Forumite
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    G_M wrote: »
    Why not buy the Freehold and leasehold Titles and Plans and take a look? Download each here for £3.00
    Well worth spending £12 because if the house is leasehold, how long is the lease? Just because you may own a share of the freehold that does not automatically deal with a short lease. You could still be stuck with paying the other freeholders to extend the lease.
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