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Matty1966
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Just wondering if anyone has come across this before. We were looking to buy a first floor flat (1A) which was advertised as share of freehold with the ground floor flat (1B) below it. But when our solicitor saw the title documents from the Land Registry he discovered that flat 1A owns the freehold to 1B and flat 1B owns the freehold to 1A. I.e. there are two freeholds and each leaseholder owns the "others" freehold. Our solicitor says it should not have been possible to register with two freeholds (and yet it clearly happened and the seller's solicitor apparently does not see anything wrong with it). So, anyone come across this before? Either way, I find it very odd that one flat owns the freehold to the other.
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You (and your solicitor) should google 'Tyneside Lease' and/or 'Criss-Cross Lease' and/or 'Reverse Freehold'.
They're fairly unusual. It might be better to find a different solicitor who is familiar with this type of lease.
Where in the country are you, and where in the country is your solicitor?
It's sometimes better to use a local solicitor, who is familiar with 'unusual' types of local property.
Yes, it's unusual and can present difficulties eg on shared maintenance, but it is relatively common in certain specific areas of the country.