Bruton Lease Extensions

Questions and Answers: Bruton Lease Extensions

I have been in touch with my freeholder to extend my lease for my flat in Bruton. His has been in contact with costs etc. I need a quote for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The flat currently has a 99 YR lease which started January 1993.

I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my GFF in Bruton, and would like some figures on that.

We own a leasehold with a freeholder who has failed to give us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Bruton and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?

I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Bruton. The lease has only 61 years balance left and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the seller to serve the Notice of Claim and then transfer over the right to me as the purchaser once I complete the buying process so that I don't have to wait for the 2 year qualifying period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is achievable but will it be very time consuming to the owner? To add to the complexity the freeholder is absent, so I am not sure how does it work.

We have a one bedroom flat located in Bruton. There is 80 years remaining on the lease and we want to extend the lease. How much does it cost on average to extend in this location by, say,45 years

I own a share of the freehold. There are five apartments in the block. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. What's your legal fee?

I am the freeholder of a Georgian property split into two apartments. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current fivety six years. What are my next steps?

Me and my fiance would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Bruton. Is this something you can assist us with?

My husband and I have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our maisonette in Bruton. We have a 66 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has given us with a premium amount that he is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.

I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Bruton as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?

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