What is Freehold (law)?
In [[property]] [[law]], a '''freehold''' (also called '''frank-tenement''') is the [[ownership]] of [[real property]]. This includes [[land]] and everything that naturally comes with it, such as buildings, trees and [[natural resource]]s. Freehold is different to a [[leasehold]], in which the property is kept by the owner of the land after the [[Renting|lease]] has expired.<ref>{{cite book |title=Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind Rhyme |url=https://archive.org/details/heavywordslightl0000robe_q3n0 |last=Roberts |first=Chris|year=2006 |publisher=Thorndike Press |location=Waterville, Me. |isbn=0-7862-8517-6 }}</ref> Ownership of a freehold estate is [[wikt:indefinite|indefinite]] amount of time. Freehold is used in the laws of many [[Commonwealth realm|Commonwealth]] countries. It comes from the [[United Kingdom]]. == References == {{Reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Real estate]] [[Category:Housing law]]