Byggnad på fri grund

English translation: building on freehold land

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Swedish term or phrase:Byggnad på fri grund
English translation:building on freehold land
Entered by: stephen mewes

05:30 Mar 4, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Swedish term or phrase: Byggnad på fri grund
Byggnad på fri grund och långtidsarrenderade byggnader till exempel anläggningsbyggnad och andra fabriksbyggnader.

I assume that this is the opposite to 'Byggnad på ofri grund'. Is there any better way of expressing this than 'buildings on land owned by the owner of the buildings'?
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:08
building on freehold land
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:08
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1building on freehold land
Sven Petersson
4Building on freehold property
Larry Abramson
3 -1Freehold building
Adrian MM. (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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Building on freehold property


Explanation:
That's what it's often called in the US

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 20:08
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Native speaker of: English
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building on freehold land


Explanation:
:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:08
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 251

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Ek: See my discussion entry above.
4 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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Freehold building


Explanation:
1. Land and buildings can be freeold in Anglo-Am. law.

2. If the building is on 'free' land owned by the building proprietor, it's freehold. No need to add the land bit.

3. If the building is on 'ofri' grund, so owned by someone else, it's a leasehold building.





Example sentence(s):
  • freehold ( ) n. Law . An estate held in fee or for life. The tenure by which such an estate is ... What is freehold building? www.answers.com/topic/freehold
Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 02:08
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 266

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Charles Ek: The initial question does not indicate that the building here is necessarily owned by the owner of the freehold. No inherent contradiction in my response.
1 hr
  -> You're a qualified Attorney, so spot the contradiction of holding a leasehold interest on one's own freehold land. It is NOT possible in Anglo-Am. law (except via a corp.) to grant onesself a lease. Also cf. auf eigenem und fremdem Grund in DE.
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