blackn1ght@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 month ago‘The market is dead’: why aren’t flats in England selling?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down10
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoPeople are realising how much of a scam leaseholds are?
minus-squareFarceOfWill@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoI think many will be waiting for the planned change to leasehold coming this government.
minus-squareTheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoI still don’t get how leaseholds could ever be a thing. Isn’t it just “buying isn’t owning”?
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days agoMy grandparents had a lease hold on their flat and the least hold was for 99 years. I doubt the building will still exist in 99 years so the entire thing is just a stupid concept.
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoI often wondered how that works. Makes more sense to rent them than buy them, because you always have to pay some rent amount anyway.
People are realising how much of a scam leaseholds are?
I think many will be waiting for the planned change to leasehold coming this government.
I still don’t get how leaseholds could ever be a thing. Isn’t it just “buying isn’t owning”?
My grandparents had a lease hold on their flat and the least hold was for 99 years. I doubt the building will still exist in 99 years so the entire thing is just a stupid concept.
I often wondered how that works. Makes more sense to rent them than buy them, because you always have to pay some rent amount anyway.