---
title: "Head Lease — UK Leasehold Glossary"
url: https://manage.management/glossary/head-lease
description: "The main lease for a property, from which other, shorter leases (Under Leases) can be granted. The landlord under this lease is the Head Lessor."
category: "Property Ownership & Tenure"
publisher: Manage.Management
language: en-GB
---

# Head Lease

The main lease for a property, from which other, shorter leases (Under Leases) can be granted. The landlord under this lease is the Head Lessor.

## Related Property Ownership & Tenure Terms

- [Freehold](https://manage.management/glossary/freehold): The outright and indefinite ownership of a property and the land it's built on.
- [Lease](https://manage.management/glossary/lease): A legal contract giving a person (the leaseholder) the right to occupy a property for a fixed number of years (the term).
- [Share of Freehold](https://manage.management/glossary/share-of-freehold): A type of ownership where a person owns the lease for their flat and also a share in the company that owns the freehold of the entire building.
- [Commonhold](https://manage.management/glossary/commonhold): An alternative to leasehold where individuals own the freehold of their unit (e.g., a flat) and are members of a company that owns and manages the communal areas. It's not widely used in the UK.
- [Tenure](https://manage.management/glossary/tenure): The legal conditions under which a property is held (e.g., freehold or leasehold).
- [Conveyance](https://manage.management/glossary/conveyance): The legal process of transferring property ownership from one person to another.
- [Land Registry](https://manage.management/glossary/land-registry): The official government department that records ownership of land and property in England and Wales.
- [Easement](https://manage.management/glossary/easement): A right to use someone else's land for a specific purpose, such as a right of way for access.

[All 155 UK leasehold glossary terms](https://manage.management/glossary)