Chatham Lease Extensions

Recently asked questions relating to Chatham Lease Extensions

I just completed on a property in Chatham and it has nearly 64 years outstanding. I'd like to arrange a lease extension by twenty years

Hi. I need a to have a look at my lease extension prior to it being signed just to ensure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a surrender and regrant with a few small changes.

I have been in touch with my freeholder to extend my lease for my flat in Chatham. His has been in contact with fees etc. I need an estimate for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The property currently has a 99 YR lease which started Septembmer 1985.

I'm looking for an apartment to buy in Chatham and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold title. I've identified a studio flat I like with a 91 years lease. I've read that I can apply for a lease extension after a couple of years, but:- Is this a given?

My wife and I have a one bedroom flat in Chatham. There is 81 years remaining on the lease and we want to extend the lease. How much does it cost on average to extend in this location by, say,twenty years

I have a share of the freehold. There are five apartments in the house. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. What's your legal fee?

My brother has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Chatham. House divided into three flats. He has a lease, which has nearon seventy one years unexpired lease. Does he have to do the lease extension at the same time with the other tenants, or could he extend the lease on his own?

If a leaseholder 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 extending the lease?

I am the registered freeholder to two flats. Someone has the lease on the ground flat in Chatham. I reside in the top flat. I was looking at the title deeds last night when I noticed that my flat has a lease on it. There is sixety years left. Is it possible to do a lease extension without instructing a ?

I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Chatham 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?

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