FAQs concerning Eel Pie Island Lease Extensions

  • I purchased a flat in Eel Pie Island with a leasehold unexpired approximately 63 years and need a lease extension. Please can you advise me of the next steps
  • I am interested in getting a lease extension for a flat in Eel Pie Island and want to use a local . Is there a that you can recommend?
  • We have seen a house for sale for £215k and we are very keen on but we've just found out that it is leasehold. There are 899 years outstanding so a lease extension is not an issue. 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 advice would be much appreciated.
  • I have a lease of 60 years on a property which I am looking to buy how much am I looking at for the cost to extend the lease?
  • I plan on buying a flat located in Eel Pie Island. My offer is subject to the lease extension. The seller’s has served 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 Godiva Mortgages Ltd. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • Possibly made an error, I am seeking a in Eel Pie Island who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise in relation to lease extensions. Are you able to help me with?
  • My wife and I are proceeding with buying a ground floor flat in Eel Pie Island. I was advised by the EA that the lease extension had already been completed while on a viewing (sixety eight years outstanding prior to extension). The sales particulars stated "sold with a long lease". It turns out as we are about to exchange of contracts we find that the lease has not been extended. The owner apparently has a quote but no finances to extend and consequently the owner wants to exchange and use the my deposit to extend the lease. My question is as the lease hasn't been extended is there not a danger that Halifax won't lend on a lease?
  • 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 sixety four years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Eel Pie Island and have a mortgage with Leeds Building Society.
  • I'm looking at acquiring a flat in Eel Pie Island valued at £210,000 the flat has approaching 77 years left on the lease. I put in an offer conditional upon the lease being extended... .. that was back in August, expecting I'd have completed before now. The owner has just come back saying they'll knock £5k off if I deal with the lease extension myself. I'm unsure if I should take them up on the offer
  • I'm looking for some advice with regard to a lease extension on my ground floor flat in Eel Pie Island. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we need to move at some point then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the tribunal route. Can you recommend a good who specialises in lease extensions?

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