Questions and Answers: Chantry Lease Extensions

  • We agreed with the landlord for a lease extension on our flat located in Chantry, 12.5k for an extension by 90yrs. What's your legal fee ?
  • Hello. I need a to review my lease extension ahead of it being formalised just to ensure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a reissue with a few small variations.
  • Possibly made an error, I am searching for a in Chantry who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise when it comes to lease extensions. Are you able to assist me with?
  • We own a leasehold with a landlord who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Chantry and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I am looking to either purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Chantry and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I will be doing a get a new mortgage with Alliance & Leicester to free up equity. The broker handling the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one for the lease extension and one for outright acquisition .The lease began in 1972 and since then the ground rent has increased from £15.00 per annum to £300 per year.
  • Regarding a property in Chantry. lower maisonette. 63 yrs unexpired. I have negotiated a lease extension price of £14k for 115yrs. Landlord also requested Notice of Claim which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • I am the owner of a purpose-built apartment located in a small development in Chantry. The leasehold interest in the apartment on a ninety five year lease which commenced from 21st August 1972 with a non-reviewable yearly rent of 35. I would like to obtain a lease extension. Can I call someone to go through my options please?
  • We have owned a leasehold flat for approximately fifteen years. It now has fivety five years outstanding on the lease. After a year of protracted negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the landlord. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome advice.
  • My and my partner know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord was amenable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of avoiding a formal survey and base the initial offer on previous prices . This would save on double valuation charges. Is this advisable?
  • I have a lease of 74 years remaining on my flat in Chantry. 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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