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ground rent
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Princeton's WordNet
ground rentnoun
payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
Wiktionary
ground rentnoun
Rent paid for the land, usually for a long-term lease or in perpetuity, where the land-owner and the owner of improvements are different; the improvements are effectively security for the payment of the rent.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ground-rentnoun
Rent paid for the privilege of building on another man’s ground.
A foot in front, and thirty-three five sevenths deep, would bring in a ground-rent of five pounds. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
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ground rent
Ground rent refers to the payment a leaseholder makes to a freeholder in order to lease a piece of land or property. This term is often used in real estate to describe the fee an individual or business pays to a landowner for the use of a parcel of land over a specified lease period. It does not include payments for buildings or improvements to the land. Ground rent is usually a fixed amount and is typically agreed upon on a yearly basis.
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Ground rent
Ground rent, sometimes known as a rentcharge, is a regular payment made by the owner of a leasehold property to the freeholder, as required under a lease. A ground rent is created when a freehold piece of land or a building is sold on a long lease or leases. The ground rent provides an income for the landowner. A building can be either sold as a single house or divided as flats. Ground rent should not be confused with Chief Rent payable on some freehold property in North West England.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ground rent in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ground rent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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