Barnes Lease Extensions

Sample questions relating to Barnes Lease Extensions

Me and my husband have just acquired a garden flat inBarnes and I'm considering extending the lease as soon as possible e.g. after 24 months of ownership

My name´s Andrew. I’m property hunting in Barnes I'm seeing a garden flat online, with nearly 61 years remaining, how much does it cost on average to extend in this area by, say, 35 years?

I'm looking for an apartment to buy in Barnes and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold concept. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 91 years lease. I've read that I can go for a lease extension having owned the property for 2 years, but:- Should I anticipate any issue with my proposed mortgage lender Alliance & Leicester ?

I am a freeholder of a block of flats in Barnes, and the tenants are in the process of being granted lease extensions. I should hopefully get the money within a month or so. How does the tax work, the property is in joint names with my wife ?

My (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?

We have owned a leasehold flat for about fifteen years. It now has sixety two years left on the lease. After a year of difficult negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I now have to make a decision as to whether to accept it or go to LVT and would welcome some independent thoughts.

I'm living with my mother and father but have a studio flat in Barnes let out which has a sixety eight year lease. Mortgage broker said I can remortgage as a buy to let instead of consent to let and release 55-60k which on top of a new mortgage based on my income. Not much about in Barnes for me to get my own place. If I sell I will only get 150-160 due to tenant (8 months left on AST) and lease. A lease extension will cost 13k. Should I keep or sell the flat?

I own the freehold reversion of a property in Barnes where the leaseholder would like a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has suggested a figure of £9,000, but has increased this by £2,000 at the drop of a hat. My valuer has come back with £12,520. Negotiations have broken down so it looks at though we need to go to LVT. If a lease extension does go to tribunal, can I deal with this myself, just armed with the valuations I have? If not, what costs would I be likely to face?

I'm seeking some help concerning extending the lease on my maisonette. The intention is to do this in six months time as we have to move then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the LVT route. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?

I have fivety five years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Barnes, the Landlord requires a £25k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is reasonable

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