Examples of recent questions relating to Lease Extensions in Forest Gate

  • I’m about to offer on a studio flat to purchase in the Forest Gate area and was enquiring what the likely fees would be to extend a lease? It has 71 years outstanding...
  • I have got a leasehold flat in the Forest Gate area and was wondering if I could get a lease extension. What are your processes and fees. There are sixety five years balance left
  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • I am going to purchase a flat based in Forest Gate. My offer is conditional upon a lease extension. The owner’s lawyers has given to the freeholder 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 Alliance & Leicester . Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • I purchased a two bedroom second floor purpose built flat in Forest Gate. I am looking for a lease extension on the property. It is approximately 80 years. I would just like to know what your charges are and how long the process takes.
  • Regarding a residence in Forest Gate. lower maisonette. 58 yrs left. I have negotiated a lease extension price of £12,000 for 135yrs. Freeholder also requested Notice of Claim which I think should not be necessary. Advice required.
  • Offer accepted on a a one bed flat in Forest Gate, were told numerous times by the EA that the lease was in excess of 100 years, we have just had our mortgage offer come through which states the lease as eighty years.Contracts were due to be exchanged in a couple of days. My query is why has this only just been brought to my attention by my property lawyers?
  • Although I do not need a lease extension but I do need a vesting order on a property I want to acquire in Forest Gate. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, 995 year lease from 1854. Its the rear garden.
  • Just a quick question, how much are the legal fees for a lease extension on a residential property in Forest Gate for a one bed flat - section 42 is already in place?
  • I have 78 years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Forest Gate, 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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