freehold
1 Americannoun
adjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of freehold
1375–1425; late Middle English frehold ( free, hold 1 ); translation of Anglo-French franc tenement ( frank 1, tenement )
Example Sentences
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Recent reports have suggested that the Treasury and the housing department have been at loggerheads over the issue, with concerns over how a cap would impact pension funds which own freeholds.
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Some reports have suggested there are divisions between the Treasury and housing department over the issue, with officials concerned about the impact of a cap on pension funds which own freehold properties.
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Daniel Timms, who worked on the story with other journalists at the Sheffield Tribune, said Mr Milne had bought the freehold for at least 258 properties, costing £317.83 each, in four auction lots.
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The leaseholders say they feel completely "powerless" and frustrated that individual directors or shareholders of freehold companies are not liable.
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Ms Shaw said she had no idea what the sale of the freehold meant for her or the other leaseholders who had between them paid millions of pounds for flats on the land.
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