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Freehold didn't apply to much of London. Many areas are still technically owned by large landowners, Dukes and so forth. Not a huge amount of London, and not m
by ealexhudson 4y ago
Freehold didn't apply to much of London. Many areas are still technically owned by large landowners, Dukes and so forth.
Not a huge amount of London, and not most of greater London, but definitely applicable to the Royal boroughs.
- samizdis 4y agoYou might find Guy Shrubsole's book, Who Owns England?, an interesting read. It deals with land ownership, so not directly with freehold v leasehold for householders, but it contains some startling statistics. There's a decent review of the book (from 2019) here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/28/who-owns-england-guy-shrubsole-review-land-ownership https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/28/who-owns-engla...