FAQs concerning Englefield Green Lease Extensions

  • I agreed with the landlord to a lease extension on our flat based in Englefield Green, 8k for an extension by 90yrs. Are you able to assist us with this situation ?
  • I am looking at purchasing an auction property and came upon a one bed flat in Englefield Green. It only has a 48 year lease..the vendor as mortgagees in possession dont want the aggravation of negotiating a lease extension..what are the disadvantages of this except for the expensive fee to put a new lease on it and decreased chance of obtaining a mortgage with Clydesdale?
  • We have a first floor flat in Englefield Green with 69 years to run. Last year we were quoted a deal to grant a lease extension for another fifty years but also uplift the ground rent from nominal to £200 per year..plus a premium I think of approximately 16k. Finally we have decided to go ahead but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • I have a share of the freehold. There are five flats in the block. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. What's your solicitors fee?
  • My partner and I are considering purchasing a maisonette in Englefield Green which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the advantages and disadvantages of that - what occurs when lease ends, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and prevent me from having a lease extension?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Englefield Green for asking price of 145k, which has sixety two years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My query is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of a valuer, how lengthy and difficult is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • It says on your website the anticipated fee to extend a lease is £495. Is that the all inclusive cost excluding vat and the land registry fee? The premium has already been agreed with the freeholder for the lease extension for my maisonette in Englefield Green
  • I own the freehold to two flats. Someone has the lease on the garden flat in Englefield Green. I occupy in the top flat. I was looking at the title deeds yesterday when I noticed that my flat is leasehold. There is sixety one years outstanding. If I want to do a lease extension then would I just be paying for the costs?
  • We currently own a garden flat in Englefield Green and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has seventy years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 13k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Do I contact the freeholder first and will they be able to give me a cost?
  • I have seventy four years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Englefield Green, the Landlord requires a £15k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is acceptable

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