FAQs concerning Cubitt Town Lease Extensions

  • I am fairly sure that our has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I would like to know how to complain
  • I have a lease of 57 years on a property which I am looking to buy how much am I looking at for the cost to extend the lease?
  • I am looking for a in Cubitt Town and they need to be on the National Westminster Bank approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and remortgage simultaneously. Are you able to recommend a ?
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my garden flat in Cubitt Town, and would like some figures on that.
  • I will soon view a one bedroom flat, although not exactly my perfect 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 68 years left on the lease. It is also a repo so I'm guessing 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 am planning to get a lease extension and am wondering which step I have to do first, I have been previously advised that I have to have the finances in place before I set the ball rolling, is this correct?
  • My brother has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Cubitt Town. House converted into three apartments. He has a lease, which has about 73 yrs remaining. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • Although I do not need a lease extension but I do require a vesting order on a property I want to purchase in Cubitt Town. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, Nine hundred and ninety nine year lease from 1854. Its the rear garden.
  • If somebody 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?
  • My wife and I are aware that others in the same block previously had a lease extension, and the freeholder was amenable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of not having formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the prices by others . This would save on double valuation charges. Is this advisable?

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