Questions and Answers: Forest Gate Lease Extensions

  • I invested in buying a property in Forest Gate and it has around 61 years residual lease term. I'd like to arrange a lease extension by twenty years
  • I own a maisonnette together with the freehold. My downstairs neighbours have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?
  • The intention is to sell our one bedroom apartment in Forest Gate but we may require a lease extension, or possibly cover the expense of our purchaser. Can you help me find a conveyancers to assist?
  • Possibly made a mistake, I am seeking a conveyancing practitioners in Forest Gate who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise in relation to lease extensions. Is this something you can assist me with?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Forest Gate. The lease has only sixety three years balance left and ground rent is £75. Is it possible for the flat owner to serve the Notice of Claim and then assign over the right to me as the buyer on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait for the 2 year requisite period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is legal but will it be very time consuming to the owner? To add to the complexity the landlord is absent, so I am not sure how this will play out.
  • What will it cost me and what is the best way to start the lease extension process? I have circa 54 years left on my lease on a maisonette in Forest Gate. I have contacted the managing agents who represent the landlord and they provided me with the number for the surveyor. I telephone the surveyor but I am not receiving any kind of reaction.
  • We are looking to extend our lease. We will have been in the property for 2 years as of 21st Feb 2016. It has nearon 74 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by another 90 years as quickly and stress free as is reasonably achievable.
  • We have owned a leasehold flat for about fifteen years. There are seventy eight years unexpired lease on the lease. Following a year of difficult negotiations through my solicitors and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the freeholder. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to LVT and would appreciate some independent thoughts.
  • I'm intent on acquiring an apartment in Forest Gate at a price of £210,000 the flat has approximately 71 years left on the lease. I put in an offer subject to a lease extension... .. that was back in June, expecting I'd be in before Christmas. They have just come back saying that they are prepared to 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 hoping for some help concerning a lease extension on my flat. I'll be looking to do this sometime next year as we need to move 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. You are able to recommend a good lawyers who specialises in lease extensions. Ideally based in Forest Gate?
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