Chingford Lease Extensions

Frequently asked questions relating to Chingford Lease Extensions

My wife and I are seeking a lease extension for our leasehold house in Chingford and we are confused by the communication that we received from our freehold company. Are you able to assist us with this situation?

I’m just looking for a 2 bed apartment to buy in the Chingford area and was enquiring how much would it cost for a lease extension? It has 74 years left...

My partner has an apartment located in Chingford which we have just put on the market. The leasehold has slightly less than sixety nine years balance left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. Can you please assist on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Many thanks.

I need to extend my existing lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has 76 years left

I am the owner of a maisonnette together with the freehold. My downstairs neighbours have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?

I am about to view a two bedroom apartment, although not exactly my dream property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after downloading a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has sixety one years left on the lease. It is also a repo so I'm assuming that the vendor will not be interested in extending the lease. My main concern is would the short lease make it difficult to secure a mortgage?

I have my suspicions that my niece is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a garden flat in Chingford, where the lease is nearon 65 years but she was advised by the selling agents that the owner had extended it to 99 years. She has now been informed the owner was waiting for her to appoint lawyers before commencing with the lease extension. Seems odd to me, also it may take months to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?

I am considering buying an auction property and came upon a two bed flat in Chingford. It only has a 41 year lease..the current owner being mortgagees in possession will not want to mess around with seeking a lease extension..what are the disadvantages of this other than the costly fee to extend the lease and decreased chance of obtaining a mortgage with Barclays ?

I intend to buy a one bed flat in Chingford for asking price of 145k, which has seventy five years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of surveyor, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

My partner and I have owned a leasehold flat for about eighteen years. There are seventy seven years outstanding on the lease. After a year of difficult negotiations through my and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the landlord. I now have to make a decision as to whether to accept it or go to a Tribunal and would welcome some independent thoughts.

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