Scott v Southern Pacific Mortgages & Others [2014] UKSC 52
https://www.supremecourt.uk/decided-cases/docs/UKSC_2012_0102_Judgment.pdf
This judgement confirms that you cannot pledge something which is not yours.
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which confirms that you will only have the freehold and then you give a disposition (mortgage) over the property
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