Questions and Answers: Chantry Lease Extensions

  • I have just bought a ground floor flat based inChantry and I'm thinking about a lease extension as soon as I can e.g. in two years
  • I am interested in getting a lease extension for a flat in Chantry and want to use a local conveyancers. Are you able to help me find a conveyancing practitioners?
  • Do you only advise on lease extensions in Chantry? I own a flat in Abbey Wood with 90 years unexpired lease, I am looking for a quote from a solicitors.
  • I am looking for a conveyancers in Chantry and they need to be on the Leeds Building Society approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and refinance at the same time. Are you able to recommend any please ?
  • Hello. I need someone to have a look at my lease extension prior to it being formalised just to make sure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a reissue with a few minor changes.
  • I'm considering purchasing a three bed flat (leasehold) but the freeholder has been missing for around 15yrs. My question is would it be less expensive to try to acquire the reversionary title or to extend lease and apply for RTM?
  • I am considering whether to 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 plan to simultaneously remortgage with Coventry Building Society to free up equity. The adviser handling the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one for the lease extension and one for the freehold purchase .The lease commenced in 1991 and since then the ground rent has increased from £15.00 per annum to £125 per annum.
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Chantry. The lease has just 68 years residual lease term and ground rent is £95. Is it possible for the vendor to serve the Notice of Claim and then assign over the right to me as the purchaser once I complete the buying process so that I don't have to wait 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 is legal but will it be very time consuming to the flat owner? To add to the complexity the landlord can not be found, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • We are looking to extend our lease having owned the apartment for two years as of 1st April 2016. It has roughly 61 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by another 90 years as expeditiously and stress free as possible.
  • If somebody owns a flat with a lease of less than 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?
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