“We are in our late 70s and our children will inherit a property they can’t sell with charges that they will not be able to afford. However, eight years later, their ground rent has risen to £450 a year and the service charge is up to £138 a month. A rising ground rent clause shows the ground rent will keep increasing every 10 years until it reaches £1,000 a year. Chrissie is worried their children will be left with a property they cannot sell and which costs them money“The flat itself is lovely and is close to the sea. I don’t know how much it will cost to extend it, but I know it will be a lot because of the rising ground rent.