Examples of recent questions relating to Lease Extensions in Clifton Village

  • I’ve just bought a two bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette inClifton Village and I'm considering a lease extension as soon as I can e.g. after a couple of years
  • My partner has a flat located in Clifton Village which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has nearon fivety six years residual lease term on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. Can you please assist on how we get started on a lease extension? Thank you.
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in Clifton Village but I'm a little worried about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Godiva Mortgages Ltd giving us the mortgage now?
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and extend the lease. The vendor has been there over 2 years and will assign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to purchase. It has sixety three years balance left.
  • I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Clifton Village. The lease has just 59 years balance left and ground rent is £75. Is it possible for the owner to serve the Section 42 Notice and then transfer over the right to me as the purchaser once I complete the buying process so that I can avoid waiting for the 2 year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this may be possible but will it be very time consuming to the seller? To add to the complexity it’s the case of an absent freeholder, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • Offer accepted on a a one bedroom apartment in Clifton Village, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease had over 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer come through which states the lease as 82 years.Contracts were due to be exchanged within a week. My question is Is it not odd that my failed to spot this far earlier than just before exchange?
  • I am the freeholder of a Georgian property split into two flats. I live in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current sixety years. What are my next steps?
  • Me and my fiance have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our two bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Clifton Village. We have a 64 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has provided us with a financial figure that she is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.
  • Are you able to provide an estimate to extend my aunt’s lease on a one bedroom apartment in Clifton Village. She already has a price from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is too expensive.

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