Questions and Answers: Camden Town Lease Extensions

  • I own a maisonnette together with the freehold. My upstairs neighbours have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • I bought a studio flat in Camden Town. The start date for the lease was in 1997 for 99 years. Now I am wanting for a lease extension. I am unclear about additional expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • I'm looking for an apartment to buy in Camden Town and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold tenure. I've identified a ground floor flat I like with a 91 years lease. I've read that I can go for a lease extension after 2 years, but:- Should I be looking for some conditions that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • I have my suspicions that my daughter might be having the wool pulled over her eyes. She put in an offer on a one bedroom apartment in Camden Town, where the lease is about 76 years but she was advised by the estate agents that the seller had extended it to 125 years. Only now has she been informed the owner was holding off for her to instruct lawyers prior to commencing with the lease extension. Sounds unscrupulous, also it may take a while to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • I am looking at bidding for an auction property and identified a studio flat in Camden Town. It only has a 49 year lease..the seller as mortgagees in possession dont want the aggravation of seeking a lease extension..what are the drawbacks of this other than the expensive fee to extend the lease and decreased chance of getting a mortgage with Alliance & Leicester ?
  • I am looking to buy a one bed flat in Camden Town for asking price of 156k, which has sixety three years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My question is: If the freeholder does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of surveyor, how lengthy and difficult is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • We have owned a leasehold flat for around fifteen years. There are sixety seven years unexpired lease on the lease. After a year of protracted negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the landlord. I now have to make a decision as to whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome some independent thoughts.
  • I am in need of some help with a lease extension. I live in Dublin but the flat in question is based in Camden Town. I would be grateful if you can give me a call when you get a chance to discuss the case.
  • I require an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a one bedroom apartment in Camden Town. She recently got a price from the freeholder for a lease extension but I am far from certain if it is too expensive.
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my maisonette in Camden Town. 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 who specialises in lease extensions?
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