Questions and Answers: Eynsham Lease Extensions

  • I have shares in the freehold of buildings comprising of six flats each. 2 of the leaseholders want a lease extension and I'm enquiring about the procedure for this
  • I own a leasehold flat in the Eynsham area and was wondering whether I could obtain a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. Has 60 years unexpired
  • I'm wanting to make an offer on a house in Eynsham 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 National Westminster Bank giving us the mortgage now?
  • Possibly made an error, I am searching for a in Eynsham who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise when it comes to lease extensions. Are you able to assist me with?
  • We are the registered owners of a leasehold with a landlord who has not given us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Eynsham and looking to do a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I'm looking for an apartment to buy in Eynsham and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold concept. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 91 years lease. I've read that I can get a lease extension having owned the property for a couple of years, but:- Should I anticipate any issue with the mortgage?
  • I have a share of the freehold. There are four flats in the block. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. Are you able to assist us with this situation?
  • Me and my partner are buying a studio flat in Eynsham which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was starting to get low so the owner commenced extending the lease. The seller’s lawyer has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. A crucial aspect of the house buying process is for our to do OS1 search on the property title. The concern here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new lease title number is not known. Is it right that we have to be patient pending registration of the new lease?
  • I own the freehold reversion of a property in Eynsham and a leaseholder has requested a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has suggested a figure of £9,000, but has increased this by £2,000 at the drop of a hat. My valuer has recommended a much higher premium. She does not appear to wish to negotiate wanting to go to LVT. If a lease extension does go to tribunal, can I deal with this myself, just armed with the valuations I have? If not, what charges would I be likely to incur?
  • I have a lease of sixety eight years remaining on my flat in Eynsham. 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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