Top Ten Questions relating to Hammersmith And Fulham Lease Extensions

  • My name´s Jonathan. I’m property hunting in Hammersmith And Fulham I'm seeing a one bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette online, with just over 56 years unexpired lease, how much will it likely cost to extend in this area by, say, 25 years?
  • I have shares in the freehold of 2 blocks of flats comprising of six flats each. Two of the leaseholders want to extend their leases and I'm enquiring about the procedure for this
  • I own a maisonnette together with the freehold. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium valued. The flat is in Hammersmith And Fulham, and my lease will reach 76 years this October. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain your valuation? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Hammersmith And Fulham for asking price of 145k, which has fivety eight years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of surveyor, how lengthy and difficult is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • I am hoping to extend the lease on my studio flat in Hammersmith And Fulham I am looking for help to verify the premium. I have a quote from the landlord. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I own 70% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 70 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Hammersmith And Fulham and have a mortgage with Coventry Building Society.
  • If a leaseholder 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?
  • I require an estimate to extend my mother’s lease on a one bedroom ground floor purpose built flat in Hammersmith And Fulham. She already has a price from the landlord for a lease extension but I am not sure it is reasonable.
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Hammersmith And Fulham as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?

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