Top Ten Questions relating to Harrow on the Hill Lease Extensions

  • 20,000 agreed with the landlord, just seeking to find a Harrow on the Hill solicitors for a lease extension. Our lease has around 63 yrsunexpired lease. What's your legal fee ?
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my GFF in Harrow on the Hill, and would like some figures on that.
  • I am deliberating whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Harrow on the Hill and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously get a new mortgage with Virgin Money to free up equity. The adviser handling the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one for the lease extension and one for outright acquisition .The lease started in 1972 and since then the ground rent has increased from £15.00 per year to £125 per annum.
  • I am about to view a two bedroom maisonette, although not exactly my perfect property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after downloading a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has sixety nine years outstanding on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm guessing that the lender will not be interested in doing a lease extension. My primary concern is would the short lease make it difficult to secure a mortgage?
  • My father has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Harrow on the Hill. House split into three apartments. He has a lease, which has just under 77 yrs outstanding. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • Coming up to 2 years that I have owned my one bedroom apartment in Harrow on the Hill. I have 78 years left on the lease. I am now looking either to purchase a share of freehold or extend my lease. I acquired the property for 350K, it is now roughly 445k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my lawyers about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: I realize this will cost me 10k+, it is not easy to drop the cash (even if I may have savings) to cover it. What do most people do in terms of financing - do they add it to their existing mortgage or pay it out in cash?
  • Even though I may not need a lease extension but I do need a vesting order on a property I want to acquire in Harrow on the Hill. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, 995 year lease from 1854. Its the rear garden.
  • I have a leasehold property in Harrow on the Hill with 60 years remaining on the lease. I need a lawyers to act for me to achieve a lease extension. Can you assist?
  • Me and my fiance are acquiring a two bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette in Harrow on the Hill which has share of freehold and a leasehold. The lease was starting to get low so the vendor commenced dealing with a lease extension. The vendor has submitted the lease extension paperwork which will result in the registration of a new lease at the land registry. An essential part of the conveyancing process is for our conveyancers to do OS1 search on the lease. The problem here is that as a lease extension has been submitted we've been told by our conveyancing practitioners it may not be possible to do this "priority search" right now as the new lease title number is not known. Is it correct that we have to hold on pending registration of the new lease?
  • Me and my OH are in the throws of buying a property (a one bedroom apartment inHarrow on the Hill with share of freehold). Throughout our search, we were always looking at properties that had a minimum eighty five years unexpired. We identified a apartment we liked and the estate agent assured that the lease term was not an issue. This morning our solicitors advised us the lease only has 65 years and thus needs a lease extension. Do we run away, or should we lower our offer by the estimated difference in value resulting from the short lease term setting aside that money to cover the lease extension?

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