Frequently asked questions relating to Catford Lease Extensions

  • Hi, I stumbled upon your website. I'm looking for prices on what it cost to extend a lease of a garden flat located in Catford. It's on the market at the moment but has nearly 71 years remaining on the lease
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I intend to buy. It has seventy four years remaining.
  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • I'm looking for an apartment to buy in Catford and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold tenure. I've found a three bed flat I like with a 82 years lease. I've read that I can apply for a lease extension having owned the property for 2 years, but:- Is this a given?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Catford. The lease has only 57 years left and ground rent is £75. Is it possible for the seller to serve the Notice of Claim and then assign over the right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I can avoid waiting for the two year qualifying period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this may be possible but will it be very time costly to the flat owner? Unfortunately the freeholder can not be found, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • My apartment in Catford is up for sale and I have a hopefully firm offer. There is 82 years remaining on the lease and I want to extend the lease. What will it likely cost to get a lease extension by, say,ninety years
  • We have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our studio flat in Catford. We have a sixety one year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has given us with a financial figure that he is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on our behalf.
  • My wife and I are purchasing a studio flat in Catford which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was on the short side so the owner is in the process of extending the lease. The owner has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. A crucial aspect of the house buying process is for our to do a "priority search" on the property title. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new property title number is not known. Is it right that we must hold on until the new lease is registered?
  • I am the registered freeholder of a couple of flats. Someone has the lease on the garden flat in Catford. I occupy in the upper flat. I was looking at the land registry documents last night when I noticed that my flat is leasehold. There is 54 years residual lease term. If I want a lease extension then would I simply be paying for the charges?
  • I am planning on refinancing my maisonette in Catford and the bank that I am looking to switch to needs a minimum 80 years remaining on the lease in order for them to progress matters. We currently have around fivety nine years on the leasehold so looking for some help, guidance, and some quotes to start the lease extension process

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