Purchasing Freehold from Dulwich Estate?

[the fruity dj]

Hi everyone.

I’m currently in the process of buying a house on the Dulwich Estate with ~86 years left on the lease. I’ve found it quite hard to get clear information online about the realistic cost of buying the freehold from the Dulwich Estate.

I was wondering if anyone here has experience dealing with the Dulwich Estate and, if so, roughly how much it cost to purchase the freehold. I know it will vary depending on the property, but even a ballpark figure would be really helpful so we can decide whether the purchase makes sense for us.

Thanks very much in advance.

[alice]

its based on the income  the [to be x] freeholder will lose - ie the ground rent and any service charges.

Unless D Estate follows different laws to everybody else.

[roywj]

https://www.freeholdcalculator.com/freehold_simple.php

If it is ex local authority then the charge may be more. I bought mine on the East Dulwich Grove Estate and had to pay Dulwich Estate & Southwark.