
Chief rent, also known as a rentcharge, is an annual sum payable on some freehold property in the United Kingdom. ==Terminology== It is particularly common in North West England, where the usual term is chief rent, and in Bristol where the terminology is rentcharge. The term groundrent is also used in many parts of the country. Chief rent should n...
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A payment made on freehold land to the original freeholder for an infinite period. Distinct from ground rent which has a finite period.
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A rent payable by the owner of a freehold property similar to the ground rent payable by a leaseholder. Normally only found in the North of England. Can be bought out by freeholder.
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