Freehold & Leasehold
bigbadphil
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First of all, apologies if this is in the wrong section and apologies if this has been answered before. I have searched but cannot find a similar problem.
I bought my house in 2004 off my Grandad. He bought it off his sister-in-law many many years before that and she bought it from new in the 1920's so I know the history of the house. In a few months I will be in a position to pay off the remainder of my mortgage and finally become mortgage free. I have just done a search on the HM Land Registry website and my house is listed as Freehold and Leasehold. I don't know what this means or I don't know if its a problem. Around 5 years ago I switched my mortgage from Landmark to HSBC and there was no troubles doing so.
I don't really know what to make of it. Should it only be a freehold? Should I do anything about it prior or after my mortgage is paid? How much does it cost to rectify? I don't have any solicitors involved or anything.
Ideally, once I own the house, I would like it to just be a freehold and I would also like to obtain a copy of the deeds and what land I own. I am a complete novice at all this and any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your help in advance.
Phil
I bought my house in 2004 off my Grandad. He bought it off his sister-in-law many many years before that and she bought it from new in the 1920's so I know the history of the house. In a few months I will be in a position to pay off the remainder of my mortgage and finally become mortgage free. I have just done a search on the HM Land Registry website and my house is listed as Freehold and Leasehold. I don't know what this means or I don't know if its a problem. Around 5 years ago I switched my mortgage from Landmark to HSBC and there was no troubles doing so.
I don't really know what to make of it. Should it only be a freehold? Should I do anything about it prior or after my mortgage is paid? How much does it cost to rectify? I don't have any solicitors involved or anything.
Ideally, once I own the house, I would like it to just be a freehold and I would also like to obtain a copy of the deeds and what land I own. I am a complete novice at all this and any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your help in advance.
Phil
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I would of thought that information would of been the other way round.
Again, I'm not sure about all this.
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So it sounds like you own a leasehold house.
And somebody else owns the freehold of your house.
Is that what you expected? You should check how long you have remaining on your lease.
You almost certainly will have the statutory right to buy the freehold of your house - but if the lease is short, that might be quite expensive.
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