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That said, if you are 100% sure you can buy the freehold at a fixed price (DO NOT TAKE THE SELLER, THE FREEHOLDER OR THEIR SOLICITORS' WORD FOR IT) it may still make sense to proceed.
So our solicitors would need to confirm and provide stipulations? I was told that someone else had bought the leasehold out so it sounds simple enough on paper, but I have the fear. (As does Howard) Is there a shortcut to this info.. get a solicitor to look into it straight away?
Thing is the house ticks all the boxes so the risk/reward is fecking with me
Clever_Pun
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Be aware that the 10 year doublers are probably the worst of the worst abuses in ground rent / leashold land. I would be highly suspicious of nasty surprises elsewhere in the docs for any estate that had these clauses and freeholder / developer that included them.
That said, if you are 100% sure you can buy the freehold at a fixed price (DO NOT TAKE THE SELLER, THE FREEHOLDER OR THEIR SOLICITORS' WORD FOR IT) it may still make sense to proceed.