Residential homes are a mixture of council estates and private freeholds. Many still held large estates that were absolute tax-free freeholds. It was apportioned to the Drapers company and Crown freeholds. Succession duty was levied for the first time on freeholds in 1853. Most but not all of the freeholds still belong to the Grosvenor Group. The Magennises where granted thirteen of these freeholds, with Art Roe being granted the largest. It was apportioned to the Drapers company as well as freeholds. Worthing Council agreed to long-term leases rather than selling freeholds on farm buildings and land. This had the consequence that freeholds which escheated to the Crown ceased to be registrable. In the 1960s the College disposed of many freeholds, while retaining land in Willesden. Between 1940 and 1986 Oxford University sold the freeholds to the owners. Since the advent of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967, many leaseholders have acquired their freeholds.