Ground Rent..Northern Ireland

[derrynoose]

I was quite surprised recently to be told by a friend that he and his neighbours pay ground rent to the developer of the estate in which he lives. I had thought that the collection of ground rent is a thing of the past. Does anyone know the law on this one? Thanks.

[sandyRoe]

I know that my sister pays £10 a year ground rent on a small terraced house in Belfast. It hardly seems worth their while collecting it.

[bednobs]

isn't ground rent payable when your place is freehold rather than leasehold?

[hc4361]

Wrong way round. Leasehold means you pay ground rent.

[abstibus]

This is in Northern Ireland.
It seems to hark back to the good old days when huge swathes of land were granted to the English. I ignore all demands I get from the estate of an English member of the landed gentry, Lord So-and-So, one example of a rich absentee landlord.
If he needs my few pounds so badly, he can come and collect them.

sandyRoe
Multiply this £10 by thousands or even tens of thousands. That makes it worth their while.