Questions and Answers: Battle Lease Extensions

  • Me and my husband have just bought a studio flat based inBattle and I'm considering a lease extension as soon as practicable e.g. in 24 months of ownership
  • I’m just looking for a one bedroom apartment to purchase in the Battle area and was after more information on how much would it cost to extend a lease? It has fivety four years remaining...
  • I plan on buying a flat based in Battle. My offer is conditional upon a lease extension. The owner’s conveyancing practitioners has given to the freeholder the Notice of Claim. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • Is it possible to talk with you about an apartment in Battle, I am thinking of bidding at auction next month. The flat only has a few years unexpired lease and I am curious about how much it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.
  • My mortgage provider is requesting a £450 fee for their property lawyers for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Battle... I am unable to find any reference of this in my mortgage booklet... is this a usual fee to pay?
  • My solicitors (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?
  • It says on your website the anticipated fee for dealing with a lease extension is £495. Is that the total cost excluding vat and the land registry fee? The price has already been negotiated with the freeholder for the lease extension for my studio flat in Battle
  • I am planning on refinancing my three bed flat in Battle and the next lender that I am looking to move to needs at least 80 years remaining on the lease in order for them to take the mortgage forward. I have found that I currently have around 59 years on the leasehold so looking for some help, guidance, and some quotes to get the wheels in motion for a lease extension
  • We currently own a one bedroom apartment in Battle and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has 78 years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 13k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my studio flat in Battle. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we need to move at some point 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 tribunal route. Can you recommend a good property lawyers who specialises in lease extensions?
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