Questions and Answers: Hastings Lease Extensions

  • I bought a flat in Hastings with a leasehold unexpired slightly less than fivety six years and need a lease extension. Please can you clarify the next steps
  • I'm about to make an offer on a house in Hastings but I'm concerned about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Barclays giving us the mortgage now?
  • I want to acquire a leasehold property and lease extension. The homeowner has been there over two years and will sign the notice. He will let me have the notice on exchange and then I will serve it in the landlord. Is this OK ?
  • I am the owner of a maisonnette and the freehold. The owners of the upstairs flat have asked to extend the lease what do I need to do?
  • My solicitors (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 an interested in finding out more about leasehold property buying. We hope to buy a link detached house which is leasehold property is there any problem involved or hidden costs. Is it safe to buy a leasehold house in Hastings area with a loft extension..We are really concerned as we are first time buyers...Please advise if we want to rent out the property?
  • I am looking to extend the lease on my garden flat in Hastings I am looking for a local company to calculate the premium. I have a premium value that the freeholder has given me. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • My wife and I have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our maisonette in Hastings. We have a fivety eight year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has supplied 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 lawyers to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on our behalf.
  • My and my partner know that others in the same building previously had a lease extension, and the landlord seemed amenable. It therefore appears worth taking risk of not having formal valuation and base the initial offer on on the premiums paid by others . This would save on double valuation charges. Would you suggest this course of action?
  • We currently own a garden flat in Hastings and are looking to sell it this year so we can carry out some improvements on our family home. I checked the lease and it has sixety years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 20k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Do I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?
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