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Freeholders - identifying a freeholder

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Do a local land charge search
Check any historical records that the relevant local authority may have (anything from old planning applications, references in minutes etc) and then work forward until you can find someone who exists and has the deeds to the property and can show that they own it.
Search any deeds
Check who the ground rent is going to
Check who service charges are going to – this must be registered by the solicitor when a property is sold
Contact the local Valuation Office for council tax banding records, (although this may be protected by data protection)