Recently asked questions relating to Hassocks Lease Extensions

  • I’m about to offer on a garden flat to buy in the Hassocks area and was enquiring how much would it cost to extend a lease? It has sixety years residual lease term...
  • I am fairly sure that our has advised us incorrectly concerning a lease extension and I would like to know how to complain
  • My partner has a flat located in Hassocks which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has nearon sixety one years balance left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. Can you please assist on how we get started on a lease extension? Thank you.
  • Do you only undertake lease extensions in Hassocks? I own a flat in Abbey Wood with 90 years remaining, I am looking for a quote from a .
  • I am going to purchase a flat based in Hassocks. My offer is subject to the lease extension. The homeowner’s has served the Notice of Claim. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender Platform Home Loans Ltd. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • I am about to view a two bedroom flat, although not exactly my dream property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present situation. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has seventy five years balance left on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm guessing that the vendor will not be interested in doing a lease extension. My primary concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • My flat in Hassocks is up for sale and I have a hopefully firm offer. There is 79 years left on the lease and I want to extend the lease. What does it cost on average to get a lease extension by, say,fifty years
  • I am in need of a lease extension for my flat in Hassocks and was advised previously that I must get the funds readily available, is this the case or can I start the process beforehand?
  • Although I do not need a lease extension but I do require a vesting order on a property I want to buy in Hassocks. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, Nine hundred and ninety nine year lease from 1854. Its the garden area.
  • I own the freehold reversion of a property in Hassocks where the leaseholder has requested a lease extension. Her valuer has suggested a figure of £9,000, but has increased this to £10,000 at the drop of a hat. My valuer has come back with £12,520. Negotiations have broken down so it looks at though we need to go to a FTT. If a lease extension does go to tribunal, can I deal with this myself, just armed with the valuations I have? If not, what fee would I be likely to incur?

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