Sample questions relating to Crawley Lease Extensions

  • I need to extend my existing lease can you help me with that? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has fivety nine years balance left
  • 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 65 years residual lease term.
  • I'm planning on purchasing a garden flat (leasehold) but the freeholder has been absent for approximately 15yrs. My question is would it be cheaper to try to buy the freehold or to get a lease extension and apply for right to manage?
  • I'm looking for a flat to purchase in Crawley and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've identified a studio flat I like with a 91 years lease. I've read that I can go for a lease extension having owned the property for 2 years, but:- Should I be looking at some caveats that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • I am a landlord of a block of flats in Crawley, and the lessees are in the process of being granted lease extensions. I should hopefully get funds next month. Are there any tax implications, the property is co-owned with my partner ?
  • I am thinking about buying an auction property and came upon a studio flat in Crawley. It has just 50 year lease..the seller as mortgagees in possession dont want the aggravation of applying for a lease extension..what are the disadvantages of this except for the huge fee to put a new lease on it and decreased chance of getting a mortgage with Clydesdale?
  • My (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?
  • Me and my sister would like to know the cost of a lease extension valuation for a property based in Crawley. Would you be able to help?
  • My partner and I have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our ground floor flat in Crawley. We have a 78 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has supplied us with a premium amount 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.
  • We currently own a one bed flat in Crawley and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has seventy years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?
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