FAQs concerning Harpenden Lease Extensions

  • 40k agreed with the landlord’s agents, just trying to find a Harpenden for a lease extension. Our flat has roughly 59 yrsunexpired lease. What's your solicitors fee ?
  • I have just completed on a one bedroom second floor purpose built maisonette inHarpenden and I'm considering extending the lease as soon as practicable e.g. in 24 months of ownership
  • I am the registered owner of a garden flat in Harpenden that I now cannot sell due to the lease requiring a lease extension. What's your solicitors fee ?
  • I bought a property in Harpenden and it has about 64 years residual lease term. I'd like to extend the lease period
  • I am considering whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Harpenden and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £2500 to extend the lease. I will be doing a remortgage with Accord Mortgages Ltd to free up equity. My adviser handling the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one for the lease extension and one for outright acquisition .The lease began in 1972 and since then the ground rent has increased from £25.00 per annum to £125 per annum.
  • I am looking to extend the lease on my studio flat in Harpenden I am looking for help to verify the premium. I have a price from the freeholder. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I'm living at mum and dad but have a one bedroom apartment in Harpenden let out which has a seventy one 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 Harpenden 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 13k. Should I keep or sell the flat?
  • Even though I may not need a lease extension but I do need a vesting order on a property I want to buy in Harpenden. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, 1000 year lease from 1854. Its the garden area.
  • 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 extending the lease?
  • My and my fiance are worried about seeking a lease extension from an objectionable freeholder. Regardless of the fact that the legal procedures were followed under the 1993 Act, the landlord still tried to charge ground rent of £250 increasing by 100% every twenty five years of the new lease. Can you assist?

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