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Ground rent and estate charges differ
Ground rent arises under the lease. Estate maintenance arrangements may relate to shared roads, landscaping or other facilities and may remain under the freehold title or transfer.
Check what continues
Ask your legal adviser to review estate rentcharges, covenants, maintenance contributions and management arrangements. Understand what is payable, how it changes and who enforces it.
Your questions, answered
Will I stop paying every charge?
No such assumption should be made. Check the existing documents and proposed transfer.