Top Ten Questions relating to Elephant and Castle Lease Extensions

  • I invested in buying a flat in Elephant and Castle with a leasehold unexpired around fivety six years and need to extend it. Please can you advise me of the next stages
  • I have got a leasehold flat in the Elephant and Castle area and was curious whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and charges. There are sixety nine years remaining
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in Elephant and Castle but I'm a little worried about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Birmingham Midshires giving us the mortgage now?
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and lease extension. The vendor has been there over two years and will sign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • I purchased a garden flat located in Elephant and Castle with a leasehold unexpired of sixety seven years. I am enquiring about how much I will need to spend to extend my leasehold
  • Last year I purchased a leasehold flat in Elephant and Castle. I have built a big extension and have not informed the leaseholder. What should I do?
  • Regarding a residence in Elephant and Castle. upper maisonette. 76 yrs unexpired. I have negotiated a lease extension price of £20k for 125yrs. Freeholder also requested Initial Notice which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • 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?
  • My dad has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Elephant and Castle. House converted into three apartments. He has a lease, which has roughly 79 yrs remaining. Does he have to do the lease extension at the same time with the other tenants, or could he extend the lease on his own?
  • It says on your website the anticipated fee for dealing with a lease extension is £495. Is that the total cost excluding vat and the HMLR fee? The price has already been negotiated with the freeholder for the lease extension for my garden flat in Elephant and Castle

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