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flying freehold

/ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈfriːhəʊld/

C2CEFR level
93/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

A freehold part of a building that overhangs or sits above land or property belonging to another.

The bedroom extending over the neighbour's passage created a flying freehold that troubled the mortgage lender.

Topic: Conveyancing & land in Legal English

Business noun

A freehold interest in part of a building that overhangs or sits above land owned by another.

The flying freehold over the neighbouring passage complicated the lender's valuation.

Topic: Real estate & property in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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