Trying to Move House/Flat
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Jul 2017
5:41pm, 17 Jul 2017
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Red Squirrel
My friends have the same thing XB. The freeholder apparently went abroad years ago and would now be about 200 years old or summat. No way at the mo to find relatives as someone's already tried. Stupid arrangement. It should be thrown out and people in a building of flats manage it themselves - commonhold I believe it's called or just sharing the freehold. |
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Jul 2017
5:42pm, 17 Jul 2017
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Red Squirrel
My friends have got a house in a street and all that side are leasehold to the same person wherever they may be. They haven't collected ground rent off anyone.
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Jul 2017
6:09pm, 17 Jul 2017
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Meglet
I had no idea about leasehold so I googled the difference. It does seem crazy. I don't really see the point in owning the freehold if the ground rent is so little, I guess a lot of it is historical.
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Jul 2017
9:46pm, 17 Jul 2017
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Mandymoo
It's the business i work in - ground rent and service demands - yawn .......
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Jul 2017
9:56pm, 17 Jul 2017
20,110 posts
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Red Squirrel
Owning the freehold means the property is yours and not leased. It feels weird someone else owning the bricks and yours is the inside bit until the lease runs out. I don't know how these people ended up being the freeholders in the first place. I assumed it was always someone in the building, but doesn't always seem to be the case. They are responsible for exterior repairs and maintenance tho', so it makes sense to be someone in residence.
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Jul 2017
10:17pm, 17 Jul 2017
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Meglet
I wonder if often it's the old estates? In Tadcaster the miserable brewery owner also owns much of the town, I believe he owns a significant chunk of the City in London too.
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Jul 2017
10:10pm, 22 Jul 2017
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Red Squirrel
I looked at a house this morning with plenty of issues. Out of my price range but I'd offer much lower and make sure it had a proper survey before proceeding or not. rightmove.co.uk It's got water ingress in several places and hasn't been maintained even though the owner lives there. The carpets are threadbare and stained in places and there's blown render and plaster. No smells tho'. I took a handyman friend with me and 2 other pals joined us. We all agreed it had great potential and a lovely feel. The layout is perfect for me and storage is really good inc for bikes. |
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Jul 2017
8:59am, 23 Jul 2017
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Meglet
Modernising doesn't particularly put me off but structural maintenance does. I guess it depends how bad it is, but sometimes these things need a lot of ongoing care. I had a viewer on Thursday-who are also friends of my inlaws looking to downsize from a massive house with over large garden. One more booked for Tuesday evening |
Jul 2017
7:36am, 24 Jul 2017
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XB
Looks like you could soon knock it in to shape, RS, and then add to it as you go. There's certainly plenty of space; good garden too.
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Jul 2017
8:21am, 24 Jul 2017
36,520 posts
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Velociraptor
It's a good size of house, RS, but looks as if it could turn out to be a money pit.
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