Top Ten Questions relating to Cottenham Park Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for a lease extension on the lease on my garden flat in Cottenham Park which will have 63 years remaining in September. What fees apply?
  • Hi. I need someone to review my lease extension ahead of it being signed just to make sure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a reissue with a few small changes.
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium valued. The flat is in Cottenham Park, and my lease will reach 79 years this February. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain your valuation? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • I am about to view a one bedroom maisonette, although not exactly my ideal property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present situation. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has 77 years balance left on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm guessing that the vendor will not be interested in doing a lease extension. My main concern is would the short lease make it difficult to secure a mortgage?
  • Are you able to advise on how much it would cost and the optimum way to start the lease extension process? I have around fivety five years unexpired lease and I own a studio flat in Cottenham Park.
  • Me and my sister are considering buying a 2 bed flat in Cottenham Park which is a leasehold. I am wanting to weigh up the pros and cons of that - what happens when lease expires, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and prevent me from having a lease extension?
  • I own 70% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 65 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Cottenham Park and have a mortgage with Barnsley Building Society.
  • I am the freeholder of a Victorian property split into two apartments. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 74 years. What are my next steps?
  • If a leaseholder owns a flat with a lease of under 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?
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my garden flat in Cottenham Park

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