1. A freeholder may grant a lease of any duration.

2. The freeholder refused to put in writing any guarantee, such as that no comprehensive redevelopment of the site was planned.

3. The freeholder may of course sell the land or property subject to the leaseholder's interest being maintained.

4. When the lease ends, the property reverts to the freeholder.

5. He was the fifth Richard Gough in succession to live as a small freeholder and yeoman farmer at Newton.