Questions and Answers: Barnsbury Lease Extensions

  • My wife agreed with the head landlord for a lease extension on our flat based in Barnsbury, 11k for a further 90yrs. What's your solicitors fee ?
  • I own a leasehold flat in the Barnsbury area and was curious whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. Has sixety four years left
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I intend to buy. It has sixety years balance left.
  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • I own a maisonnette and the freehold of both flats. The owners of the downstairs flat have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • The intention is to sell our two bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Barnsbury but we may require a lease extension, or at least cover the costs of our purchaser. Are you able to help me find someone to assist?
  • We are in a block made up three flats in Barnsbury and have been offered to buy the freehold for £3,500 per flat rather than go for lease extensions. We are all in agreement that we want to do this but how do we get started and what is the likely cost?
  • We have a residential flat in Barnsbury with seventy one years unexpired. Ten months ago we were quoted a deal to receive a lease extension for another thirty years but also increase ground rent from notional to a little more..plus a premium I think of approximately 16k. We have now decided to proceed but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Barnsbury for asking price of 145k, which has sixety eight years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and difficult is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my maisonette in Barnsbury

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