FAQs concerning Chalfont St Peter Lease Extensions

  • I'm intending to make an offer on a house in Chalfont St Peter but I'm concerned about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Birmingham Midshires giving us the mortgage now?
  • I am the owner of a maisonnette and the freehold. My upstairs neighbours have asked for a lease extension what do I need to do?
  • Think I may have made a mistake, I am actually looking for a conveyancing practitioners in Chalfont St Peter who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise when it comes to lease extensions. Is this something you can assist me with?
  • We own a leasehold with a freeholder who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Chalfont St Peter and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can handle for us?
  • I'm looking for an apartment to buy in Chalfont St Peter and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've identified a ground floor flat I like with a 87 years lease. My research reveals that I can go for a lease extension having owned the property for a couple of years, but:- Is this a given?
  • Just been over two years that I have been in my maisonette in Chalfont St Peter. I have 79 yrs unexpired lease on the lease. I am now looking either to buy 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 lawyers about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: Is there a benefit in getting a Chalfont St Peter based property lawyers or any will do fine?
  • If somebody owns a flat with a lease of under 80 years, they can afford the lease extension by borrowing the funds against the property, and the value of the flat with the new lease will more than cover the cost of the extension, then is there any justification for not doing it?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Chalfont St Peter as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my garden flat in Chalfont St Peter
  • We have a studio flat in Chalfont St Peter with a lease of seventy seven years left with a value of around £370000 we want to add 125 years to it, how much is that likely to cost?
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