Hi All
I am in the middle of buying a house and my solicitor has informed me that the title of the house is a leasehold. It used to be a counsel house. I had assumed up until this point though it was a free hold. I’ll be dead by the time lease runs out I know, but I would rather it was a freehold title nonetheless. I contacted the Dublin City Council who are the owners of the folio in the land registry and they said you can get it switched for a fee of 25 Euro to a freehold title. So that sounds good. Also my solicitor says not to worry, despite that, I have three questions
1/Is it possible that a hitch could arise and I would not be able to convert the leasehold title to a freehold title. Has anybody ever herd of complications in this regard?
2/Is their any guarantee you can get at the time of buying that a freehold title can be secured from a leasehold title?
3/Should the vendor convert it for you before sale?
Thanks in advance.
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