Lease Extensions in Forest Hall

Questions and Answers: Forest Hall Lease Extensions

I agreed with the head landlord to a lease extension on our flat in Forest Hall, 8.5k for an extension by 90yrs. What's your legal fee ?

Do you only do lease extensions in Forest Hall? I own a flat in Abbey Wood with 90 years left, I am looking for a quote from a .

I purchased a one bedroom apartment in Forest Hall. The start date for the lease was in 1991 for 99 years. Now I am wanting for a lease extension. I am in the dark about additional expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?

I am a first time buyer of a leasehold flat in Forest Hall. The lease has only fivety seven years unexpired and ground rent is £25. Is it possible for the seller to serve the Notice of Claim and then transfer over the right to me as the buyer on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait for the two year qualifying 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 seller? To add to the complexity the landlord is absent, so I am not sure how this will play out.

I have a share of the freehold. There are five apartments in the block. All the leaseholders are now looking for lease extensions. What's your solicitors fee?

I own a purpose-built flat located in a small block in Forest Hall. The leasehold interest in the flat on a 101 year lease started from 1 March 1980 with a fixed yearly rent of 35. I wish to obtain a lease extension. Can I talk with someone to discuss my options please?

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?

If somebody owns a flat with a lease of less than 80 years, they can afford the lease extension by borrowing the funds against the property, and the value of the flat with the new lease will more than cover the cost of the extension, then is there any justification for not doing it?

We know that others in the same building had already had a lease extension, and the landlord was reasonable. Therefore is seems worth taking risk of avoiding a formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the prices by others . This would save on double valuation charges. Would you suggest this course of action?

I have seventy years remaining on my lease of a ground floor flat in Forest Hall, the Landlord requires a £25k premium for a statutory lease extension of 90yrs. I am looking for advice on whether this amount is too high

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