FAQs concerning Greystones Lease Extensions

  • 40k agreed with the freeholder, just trying to find a Greystones lawyers for a lease extension. Our flat has approximately 74 yrsleft. Are you willing to help us with this situation ?
  • I'm planning on buying a garden flat (leasehold) but the landlord has been absent for about 15yrs. I wonder whether it will be less expensive to try to purchase the freehold or to get a lease extension and apply for right to manage?
  • I own a share of the freehold. There are five flats in the block. All the leaseholders are now requiring lease extensions. What's your solicitors fee?
  • My conveyancing practitioners (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?
  • I am the freeholder of a Victorian property split into two apartments. I live in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 70 years. What are my next steps?
  • 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?
  • Me and my wife have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our garden flat in Greystones. We have a 79 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has provided us with a financial figure that he is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a conveyancing practitioners to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.
  • I have a leasehold property in Greystones with sixety one years left on the lease. I am looking for a conveyancing practitioners to help me achieve a lease extension. Can you assist?
  • My father is worried about obtaining a lease extension from tricky freeholder. Notwithstanding that the legal procedures were followed under the 1993 Act, the landlord still attempted to charge ground rent of £250 doubling every 25 years of the new lease. Can you assist?
  • I require an estimate to extend my aunt’s lease on a one bedroom apartment in Greystones. She already has a price from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is too high.
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