Sample questions relating to Caldicot Lease Extensions

  • Me and my fiance are looking for lease extension for our garden flat in Caldicot and we are confused by the communication that we got from our landlord company. What's your legal fee?
  • I am looking for a in Caldicot and they should be on the Aldermore approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage at the same time. Can you recommend any please ?
  • The intention is to sell our ground floor flat in Caldicot but we may need a lease extension, or possibly cover the costs of our buyers. Can you recommend someone to undertake the legal formalities?
  • I'm thinking of purchasing a studio flat (leasehold) but the landlord has been absent for circa 15yrs. I wonder whether it will be cheaper to try to acquire the reversionary title or to extend lease and apply for right to manage?
  • My mortgage provider requires a £500 fee for their for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Caldicot... I can find no mention of this in my mortgage guide... is this a normal charge?
  • I am planning to get a lease extension and am wondering what step I have to do first, I have been previously advised that I have to have the finances in place before I set the ball rolling, is this correct?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Caldicot for asking price of 145k, which has sixety five 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 surveyor, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • My nephew has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Caldicot. House divided into three apartments. He has a lease, which has slightly more than 54 years unexpired lease. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • My and my fiance know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed reasonable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of not having formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the premiums paid by others . This would save on double valuation charges. Is this advisable?
  • We currently own a maisonette in Caldicot 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 54 years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?

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