Recently asked questions relating to East Dulwich Lease Extensions

  • I am considering investing in a second home but it has a lease that expires in 14 years. Its in East Dulwich - I wanted to see if with your services it is possible for this to be extended?
  • I need to extend my current lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has 75 years balance left
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and extend the lease. The seller has been there over two years and will assign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £195k and we are very interested but we've just found out that it is leasehold. There are 928 years balance left so a lease extension is not a worry. 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 correct? We wouldn't want to pay a mortgage for twenty years without owning the property. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
  • I own a one bedroom apartment in East Dulwich. The lease commenced in 1998 for 99 years. Now I am wanting for a lease extension. I am not entirely sure about additional expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • I plan on buying a flat in East Dulwich. My offer is subject to the lease extension. The seller’s conveyancers has given to the freeholder the Section 42 Notice. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender The Mortgage Works. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • I am a freeholder of a block of flats in East Dulwich, and the lessees are in the process of being granted lease extensions. I should hopefully get the money next week. How does the tax work, the property is co-owned with my husband ?
  • Offer accepted on a a garden flat in East Dulwich, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease was in excess of 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer in writing through the post which states the lease as 85 years.Contracts were due to be exchanged in a couple of days. My query is Have the estate agents breached any law by misrepresenting the position concerning the lease term?
  • I own a purpose-built flat in a large development in East Dulwich. The leasehold interest in the apartment on a ninety five year lease which commenced from 2nd November 1972 with a set yearly rent of 45. I wish to obtain a lease extension. Is it possible for me to talk with someone to discuss my options please?
  • I have a lease of 63 years remaining on my flat in East Dulwich. We are looking for a lease extension, so we contacted our freehold company and they came back with a quote that was double the amount and half the extension time that the lease extension calculator provided. Is there anyway, without racking up a huge legal bill, we can ask the freehold company to provide their computation of the amount and how they derived to it?
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