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Does anyone have problems with the company they pay their ground rent to - charging exorbitant

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Tinker · 08/12/2006 13:42

I do and it's holding up the exhange on my house. Had to pay then ?85 to answer a question! Which they haven't done.

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Hideehi · 08/12/2006 14:04

Can you not buy the freehold ?

Tinker · 08/12/2006 14:08

Want to exchange next week, would have done years ago if knew how long I'd be here. Am I actually the freeholder - the landlord for teh other leaseholders in teh street.

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Tinker · 08/12/2006 19:20

Anyone else? Don't want to name them as don't want this post to come up if googled but are London based.

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mustrunmorenakedthroughthesnow · 08/12/2006 19:22

I wouldnt be at all suprised if its the old company from our flat. They were horrendous. We ended up forming a company with the other 30 flats and buying a shared freehold, but it took 2 years ish and cost alot.

mustrunmorenakedthroughthesnow · 08/12/2006 19:24

Sorry, just reread that with no kids shouting! If you are the freeholder, why are you paying ground rent to someone else? It should be yours, or at least paid through a management company to deal with the lot, surely?

Tinker · 08/12/2006 19:31

Well, I used to pay chief rent and collect ground rents. This was all sold on but unclear what is now the situation. Was co E & M Ltd?

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mustrunmorenakedthroughthesnow · 08/12/2006 19:39

Nope.Hurst Management (trading under a succession of names though, so you never know). You really need to know what the situation is. I cant begin to tell you what a nightmare it all was for us!

Tinker · 08/12/2006 19:40

Well, tbh, I think it's easy but they're making it difficult by not responding. Hate them.

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