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Buying a leasehold house

angelasocks · 2023-09-12 13:59:53

Hi Buying a house which I was lead to believe by the seller is a freehold. Turns out it's leasehold 999 years lease. Buyer said he has never paid ground rent so he just thought it was freehold. Some of the properties on the street have bought the leasehold. I rang solicitors to ask if it was possible to buy the lease hold…

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angelasocks Posts: 135 Forumite

17 September 2023 at 3:28PM

Thank you Edddy

"(If you did want to buy both titles at the same time, you'd probably instruct your solicitor to make them linked transactions - so you don't end up with the freehold and not the leasehold.)"

I think this would be best solution, didn't know it was possible, I'll try again to raise this with my solicitor.

Also I've booked a slot with https://www.lease-advice.org (they do 15 minute free consults ) if anyone reading thinks it might help.

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