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* when a very small amount is paid to the owner (e.g. £1) to ensure their arrangement is legal

This guide covers how to:

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If ground rent per annum has been previously charged and has been entered in property attributes

, selecting Not Applicable as the

:

  • Select Ground Rent Type

will display a prompt,
  • as

shown belowAfter changing the Ground Rent Type to
  • Not Applicable

:
  • A prompt is displayed (shown below), click Yes

    Ground rent type - change to n-a.png
  • Ground Rent Type is changed to Not Applicable, plus Ground Rent (per annum) nowdisplays as £0.00 and is also greyed out (plus type is Not Applicable)

    Ground rent type - changed to n-a.png

1. Access property attributes

From sales property:

  • In Attributes panel, click edit (pencil) icon

    Ground rent type - attributes button.png

2. Ground rent type options

From property attributes:

  • Click Charges tab

  • The Ground Rent Type defaults as To Be Confirmed

    Ground rent type - charges tab on attributes - default view.png
  • Click drop-down menu for options

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How to use each ground rent option is explained in the following sections

3. When the ground rent amount is confirmed

Where applicable, enter the relevant amount in Ground Rent (per annum):

  • Ground Rent Type will be automatically changed to Confirmed

    Ground rent type - amount entered.png

4. When a peppercorn ground rent applies

When a peppercorn* rent amount is being charged:

  • Enter the amount in Ground Rent (per annum)

  • The Ground Rent Type will be automatically changed to Confirmed

  • Change the Ground Rent Type to Peppercorn

    Ground rent type - changed to peppercorn.png

5. When ground rent is not applicable

When ground rent is not applicable:

  • Change the Ground Rent Type to Not Applicable

  • Ground Rent (per annum) displays as £0.00 and is also greyed out

    Ground rent type - changed to n-a.png
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Tip

When the Ground Rent Type is set to Not Applicable or To Be Confirmed the
Ground Rent (per annum)is always set to £0.00

For more information on entering ground rent (& service charges) in the Charges tab, click here:
Service charge & ground rent

Report on ground rent type

1. Report on ground rent type

As ground rent type is entered on a sales property, it is reported on via a sales property report

From main menu:

  • Click Reports then Power Reports and select report type of Property Report for Sales

  • Click Show Pick Property Criteria and then click Show more

    Ground rent type report - show more link.png
  • Select Ground Rent Type criteria option

    Ground rent type report criteria option.png
  • Select required type to report on

    Ground rent type report criteria options.png

2. Add View ground rent type information in property/Organiser report grids

After running From a property report, from the report results report or Organiser property grid:

  • Right-click over the column headings, click Pick columns and select More

  • Tick Ground Rent Type and click Accept

    Ground rent - add column to report grid.png
  • The new Ground Rent Type column is added to the far right side of the grid - click and drag the column heading to the desired position
    If the field is blank this means that the type is at the default setting of To Be Confirmed

  • Right-click over the column headings again and click Save grid layout
    If you have already saved the report criteria - to save to the default property report grid, select Save as default layout or, to save the grid just for this report, select Save grid to report

  • The column will show when using this type of grid again - grid functions can be used to sort, group or filter the list

    • To sort the list, click the column heading

    • To group or filter the list, click to the right of the column heading to view filter icon and choose to Group by Ground Rent Type or select the type to filter by

Ground rent type column added with filter options.png
Tip

For more information on entering ground rent (& service charges), click here:
Service charge & ground rent The example above shows a property grid accessed via a property Power Report - the same functionality is available when viewing a property grid via the Organiser

When the Ground Rent Type is blank this indicates that the type is at the default setting of
To Be Confirmed

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