Frequently asked questions relating to Friern Barnet Lease Extensions

  • I acquired a property in Friern Barnet and it has roughly 65 years outstanding. I'd like to extend the lease period
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to buy. It has 58 years outstanding.
  • 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 have contacted my freeholder to extend my lease for my flat in Friern Barnet. Her conveyancing practitioners has been in contact with fees etc. I need a quote for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The property currently has a 99 YR lease which started June 199.
  • How much will it cost me and what is the best way to get a lease extension started? I have nearon seventy nine years remaining on my lease on a maisonette in Friern Barnet. I have contacted the managing agents who represent the head landlord and they sent me the number for the valuer. I have contacted the surveyor but I am not getting any kind of response.
  • Re a property in Friern Barnet. lower maisonette. 72 yrs unexpired. I have an agreed lease extension to £12,000 for 135yrs. Freeholder also requested Notice of Claim which I think is a tad over the top. Can you assist.
  • I'm living with my mother and father but have a ground floor flat in Friern Barnet let out which has a sixety six year lease. Mortgage broker said I can remortgage as a buy to let instead of consent to let and release 55-60k which on top of a new mortgage based on my income. Not much about in Friern Barnet for me to get my own place. If I sell I will only get 150-160 due to tenant (8 months left on AST) and lease. A lease extension will cost 19k. Should I keep or sell the flat?
  • It says on your website the anticipated fee to extend a lease is £495. Is that the all inclusive cost excluding value added tax and the land registry fee? The premium has already been negotiated with the freeholder for the lease extension for my one bedroom apartment in Friern Barnet
  • I am planning on refinancing my ground floor flat in Friern Barnet and the bank that I am looking to move to requires at least 85 years remaining on the lease in order for them to take the mortgage forward. We currently have around seventy eight years on the leasehold so looking for some advice, guidance, and some quotes to start the lease extension process
  • Do you handle lease extensions on land? (a plot of land in Friern Barnet with 82yrs remaining)
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