Questions and Answers: Dalston Lease Extensions

  • Me and my wife are looking for lease extension for our ground floor flat based in Dalston and we don't fully understand the communication that we received from our freehold company. How long will it take?
  • I agreed with the head landlord to a lease extension on our flat based in Dalston, 12k for an additional 90yrs. How long will it take ?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £185,000 and we are very interested but we've just found out that it is leasehold. There are 899 years unexpired so a lease extension is not required. We didn't know what this meant but the internet suggests we wouldn't own the land or property, just the lease to live there. Is this true? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for twenty years without owning the property. Any help would be much appreciated.
  • The intention is to sell our three bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Dalston but we may need a lease extension, or possibly cover the costs of our purchaser. Can you suggest a conveyancing practitioners to undertake the legal formalities?
  • My neighbours and I are in a block comprising three flats in Dalston and have been offered to buy the freehold for 7k per flat rather than go for lease extensions. We are all in agreement that we want to do this but how do we get started and what is the likely cost?
  • Possibly made an error, I am searching for a conveyancers in Dalston who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise when it comes to lease extensions. Is this something you can help me with?
  • We are considering purchasing a one bedroom apartment in Dalston which is a leasehold. I am wanting to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of that - what happens when lease ends, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the property evict me from my own flat and prevent me from having a lease extension?
  • Offer accepted on a a garden flat in Dalston, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease had over 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer in writing through the post which states the lease as 82 years.We are soon to exchange contracts in a couple of days. My query is why has this only just come to my attention by my lawyers?
  • Hopefully an easy question for you, how much are the legal fees for a lease extension on a residential property in Dalston for a one bed flat - section 42 is already in place?
  • I am the freeholder of a property in Dalston where the leaseholder has requested a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has given a figure of £8,000, but has increased this to £10,000 at the drop of a hat. My valuer has come back with £12,520. Negotiations have broken down so it looks at though we need to go to a FTT. If a lease extension does go to a FTT, can I deal with this myself, just equipped with the valuations I have? If not, what fee would I be likely to face?
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