Frequently asked questions relating to Coniston Lease Extensions

  • Me and my OH are seeking a lease extension for our two bed flat based in Coniston and we are confused by the letter that we received from our freehold company. Can you please help us with this situation?
  • My partner has an apartment based in Coniston which we have just put on the market. The leasehold has nearon sixety six years balance left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am interested in more information on how we get started on a lease extension? Many thanks.
  • I am interested in getting a lease extension for a flat in Coniston and want to use a local . Is there a that you can recommend?
  • Hello. I need someone to have a look at my lease extension before it's signed just to make sure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a surrender and regrant with a few minor variations.
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my maisonette in Coniston, and would like some figures on that.
  • We inherited a leasehold with a freeholder who has failed to respond by way of a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Coniston and are therefore thinking about the option of a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I am looking to either purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Coniston and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £3k to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously refinance with Godiva Mortgages Ltd to release of equity. My broker dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one for the lease extension and one for the freehold acquisition .The lease began in 1981 and since then the ground rent has increased from £15.00 per annum to £125 per year.
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Coniston. The lease has just 66 years unexpired and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the homeowner to serve the Initial Notice and then assign this right to me as the purchaser once I complete the buying process so that I don't have to wait for the two 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 is legal but will it be very time costly to the flat owner? To add to the complexity the landlord is absent, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • It says on your website the likely fee for dealing with a lease extension is £495. Is that the all inclusive cost including vat and the land registry fee? The price has already been agreed with the freeholder for the lease extension for my ground floor flat in Coniston
  • Do you handle lease extensions on land? (a plot of land in Coniston with 82yrs remaining)

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