freehold
/ˈfriːhəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfriːhəʊld/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrē-ˌhōld/ (ame, mw) · /ˈfriː.həʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfriː.hoʊld/ (ame, ipa)
freehold — 名詞
- freeholdsingular
- freeholdsplural
1. in property law, full and permanent ownership of a house, flat, or plot of groun
永久產權
對房地產的永久所有權
in property law, full and permanent ownership of a house, flat, or plot of ground, with no end date and no rent owed to anyone above — the owner keeps it forever and may leave it to heirs, unlike a leasehold which expires after a set number of years.
Hugo and Padma finally bought the freehold of their north London flat after years of negotiation.
Hugo 和 Padma 經過多年協商，終於買下了他們倫敦北區公寓的永久產權。
buy the freehold of [property] — the typical purchase pattern
The landlord still holds the freehold, so the tenants pay an annual ground rent.
房東仍持有這間房子的永久產權，所以租客每年要繳一筆土地租金。
hold the freehold — possession by an entity other than the resident
Rodrigo's grandmother left him the freehold of a small cottage on the Welsh coast.
Rodrigo 的奶奶留給他威爾斯海邊一棟小屋的永久產權。
Many older terraced houses in Manchester are sold with the freehold included in the price.
曼徹斯特許多舊式連棟住宅出售時都包含永久產權在內。
Talia decided the freehold was worth the extra cost because she planned to stay there for life.
Talia 認為多花錢取得永久產權是值得的，因為她打算在這裡住一輩子。
- fee simple
the technical US legal term for the same concept; more common in American legal writing
- outright ownership
everyday paraphrase; less precise but understandable to non-lawyers
- leasehold
ownership for a fixed term with eventual reversion to the freeholder
文法句型
hold the freehold of [property]
buy/sell the freehold
用法筆記
Distinguish from leasehold: a freehold lasts forever and includes the land beneath the building; a leasehold runs for a fixed term (often 99 or 125 years) and reverts to the freeholder when it ends. The term is core vocabulary in UK and Commonwealth property markets.
常見錯誤
freehold — 形容詞
- freeholdpositive
- more freeholdcomparative
- most freeholdsuperlative
1. describing a house, flat, or plot of ground that someone owns permanently, with
永久產權的
形容擁有永久所有權的房地
describing a house, flat, or plot of ground that someone owns permanently, with no end date on the ownership and no obligation to pay rent to anyone else.
The estate agent advertised the cottage as a freehold property with a large garden.
房仲將那棟小屋廣告為附有大花園的永久產權房屋。
freehold property — the most common attributive collocation
Buyers in Singapore often pay a premium for freehold land over 99-year lease plots.
新加坡的買家通常願意多花錢購買永久產權的土地，而非99年租期的地塊。
freehold land — contrasted with leasehold land
Mert was relieved to discover the house he was buying was freehold, not leasehold.
Mert 得知他要買的房子是永久產權而非租賃產權時，鬆了一口氣。
Most rural farmhouses in the region are sold as freehold properties with full title.
該地區大部分鄉間農舍出售時都是擁有完整地契的永久產權房屋。
Hana's solicitor confirmed that the flat was freehold and free of any ground-rent charges.
Hana 的律師確認這間公寓是永久產權，而且沒有任何土地租金的費用。
- freeheld
rare older variant; modern usage prefers 'freehold' as the adjective
- leasehold
owned only for a fixed period under a lease
文法句型
a freehold [property]
freehold land/house/flat
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (`freehold property`, `freehold land`); rarely used after `be` outside legal or estate-agent contexts (`the flat is freehold`). Contrast with the attributive `leasehold`.