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I’ve recently purchased a flat, but the lease shows the names of a different landlord and leaseholder; should my name be on the lease now?

Leases can typically vary in length, for example, 99 years, 125 years or even 999 years.  It is the names of the original landlord and leaseholder that appear in the lease and they remain so even as the property that the lease represents is sold on over those 99, 125 or 99 years.

The new leaseholder’s name will be shown as the owner of the property at Land Registry which is a public register, not in the lease itself.

LEASE is governed by a board, appointed as individuals by the Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.