Recently asked questions relating to Childwall Lease Extensions

  • Possibly made a mistake, I am actually looking for a property lawyers in Childwall who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise in relation to lease extensions. Are you able to help me with?
  • Is it possible to talk with you about a flat in Childwall, I am considering bidding at auction next month. The flat only has a few years left and I am curious about how much it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.
  • I am considering whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Childwall and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I will be doing a remortgage with Santander to free up equity. My broker dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one for the lease extension and one for outright purchase .The lease began in 1981 and since then the ground rent has been raised from £15.00 per year to £300 per year.
  • What will I need to spend and what is the best way to get a lease extension started? I have roughly fivety four years outstanding on my lease on a one bedroom apartment in Childwall. I have called the agent who represent the freeholder and they provided me with the number of the surveyor. I telephone the surveyor but I am not receiving any kind of response.
  • My mortgage lender requires a £500 fee for their lawyers to approve the lease extension deed for my flat in Childwall... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage contract... is this a usual charge?
  • We have a GFF based in Childwall. There is 81 years unexpired on the lease and we want a lease extension. What will it likely cost to extend in this area by, say,25 years
  • My property lawyers (separately handling my lease extension) said I need a licence to alter given that I wish to carry out a loft extension to my property. Is this strictly required given that I have a share of the freehold. I've informally discussed the loft conversion with my co-freeholder some time ago and he had no objection once I reassured him that if my builder damages the roof I won't expect the co-freeholder to pay for future repairs to the roof. Assuming I need formal consent should I get the licence to alter and then start the lease extension process?
  • Just been over 2 years that I have owned my garden flat in Childwall. I have 67 years unexpired lease on the lease. I am now looking either to purchase a share of freehold or extend my lease. I acquired the property for 320K, it is now roughly 425k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my solicitors about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: What can I expect in terms of surveyors charges for a lease extension? Are they usually fixed or tend to increase over time (i.e. if the process goes to the tribunal etc)?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Childwall 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?
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my studio flat in Childwall
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