The obvious step is for the householder to buy the freehold reversion from the landlord. There is always 'another hand' When you buy a freehold, the freehold and leasehold titles are merged. In effect the leasehold estate disappears. In practice, this can lead to other difficulties. The main advantage of leaseholds is the way it provides, relatively easily, a way of regulating the interests of those living next door to each other.
Many freeholders offer to sell thefreehold for a small sum.
The natural temptation is to accept the offer and buy. This will sometimes make sense, but the question then arises of what happens to the obligations between neighbours which operated under the lease. A simple transfer of a simple title can do great harm. The position is complicated. How can obligations be created between a freeholder and an adjoining leaseholder, and how can the various other combinations of relations be coped with.