Canterbury Lease Extensions: Q and A’s

  • My wife has an apartment in Canterbury which we have just put on the market. The leasehold has approximately seventy one years balance left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am after more information on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I am looking for a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to buy. It has 70 years residual lease term.
  • I am looking for a in Canterbury and they need to be on the Nottingham Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and refinance at the same time. Are you able to recommend a ?
  • I bought a studio flat in Canterbury. I am looking for a lease extension on the property. It is about eighty one years. I would just like to know what your charges are and how long it would take for completion.
  • I will soon view a one bedroom flat, although not exactly my dream property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present situation. However after downloading a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has 74 years balance left on the lease. It is also a repo so I'm assuming that the lender will not be interested in extending the lease. My main concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • I would like some guidance on purchasing a leasehold residence. We are going to buy a semi detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. What are the downsides of purchasing a leasehold house in Canterbury area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to let the property?
  • I own 50% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around fivety five years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Canterbury and have a mortgage with Virgin Money.
  • Coming up to two years that I have been in my maisonette in Canterbury. I have sixety one yrs remaining on the lease. I am now looking either to buy a share of freehold or extend my lease. I acquired the property for 320K, it is now roughly 450k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: Is there a benefit in getting a Canterbury based or any will do fine?
  • We currently own a studio flat in Canterbury 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 sixety nine years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 20k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Should I contact the freeholder 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 garden flat in Canterbury. 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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