Questions and Answers: Calcot and Tilehurst Lease Extensions

  • I am fairly sure that our has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I would like to know how to go about making a formal complaint
  • I have shares in the freehold of buildings comprising of seven flats each. Two of the leasehold owners want a lease extension and I'm enquiring about the procedure for this
  • I am looking at investing in a holiday home but it has a lease that expires in fifteen years. Its in Calcot and Tilehurst - I wanted to see if with your services it is possible for this to be extended?
  • I am looking for a in Calcot and Tilehurst and they need to be on the Britannia approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and refinance at the same time. Can you recommend any please ?
  • I am going to purchase a flat based in Calcot and Tilehurst. The offer is subject to the lease extension. The vendor’s 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?
  • I am about to view a one bedroom apartment, although not exactly my perfect property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after downloading a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has sixety three years unexpired on the lease. It is also a repo so I'm assuming that the vendor will not be interested in extending the lease. My main concern is would the short lease make it difficult to secure a mortgage?
  • My mortgage lender requires several hundred pounds for their to agree a lease extension for my flat in Calcot and Tilehurst... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage booklet... is this a standard fee to pay?
  • Me and my partner are considering buying a studio flat in Calcot and Tilehurst which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the pros and cons of that - what happens when lease expires, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and block me from extending the lease?
  • I am planning to get a lease extension and am wondering which step I have to do first, I have been previously told that I have to have the finances in place before I initiate the process, is this correct?
  • I own the freehold of a three bedroom flat in Calcot and Tilehurst. The leaseholders have seventy years on a lease and wants to purchase another 90 years. The have offered me 25k. Is this around the right price?

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