Sample questions relating to Canvey Island Lease Extensions

  • I’ve just purchased a studio flat inCanvey Island and I'm thinking about a lease extension as soon as practicable e.g. after two years
  • I have shares in the freehold of buildings comprising of 8 flats each. Two of the leaseholders want a lease extension and I'm curious about the the process
  • I would like some guidance on leasehold property buying. We are going to buy a link detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. Is it safe to buy a leasehold house in Canvey Island area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to let the property?
  • We have owned a leasehold flat for approximately eighteen years. There are 74 years remaining on the lease. Following a year of difficult negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. 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 hoping to extend the lease on my garden flat in Canvey Island I am looking for a local company to calculate the premium. I have a price from the freeholder. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • Just been over two years that I have been in my ground floor flat in Canvey Island. I have sixety six yrs remaining on the lease. I am now wanting to purchase a share of freehold or extend my lease. I purchased the property for 342K, 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: What can I expect in terms of legal charges for a lease extension? Are they usually fixed or tend to increase over time (i.e. if the process drags to LVT)?
  • I'm hoping for some help concerning a lease extension on my maisonette. The plan is to do this next June as we have to move 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. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?
  • We currently own a studio flat in Canvey Island 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 seventy three 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? Do I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my studio flat in Canvey Island
  • I have a lease of 54 years remaining on my flat in Canvey Island. We are looking for a lease extension, so we contacted our freehold company and they came back with a quote that was double the amount and half the extension time that the lease extension calculator provided. Is there anyway, without racking up a huge legal bill, we can ask the freehold company to provide their computation of the amount and how they derived to it?

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