Sample questions relating to Higham Wood Lease Extensions

  • I have contacted my freeholder for a lease extension for my flat in Higham Wood. His conveyancing practitioners has been in contact regarding charges etc. I need a ball park figure for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The apartment currently has a 99 YR lease which started Septembmer 1987.
  • I bought a garden flat in Higham Wood. The lease started in 1992 for 99 years. Now I am looking to extend the lease. I am uncertain about further expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • I am looking into the costs of carrying out a lease extension for my GFF in Higham Wood, and would like some figures on that.
  • I am looking to either purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Higham Wood and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I will be doing a get a new mortgage with Alliance & Leicester to free up equity. The broker handling the remortgage suggested I get two quotes : one for the lease extension and one for outright purchase .The lease commenced in 1972 and since then the ground rent has increased from £38.00 per annum to £200 per year.
  • I will soon view a one bedroom flat, although not exactly my ideal property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present circumstances. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has 63 years outstanding on the lease. It is also a repo so I'm guessing that the bank will not be interested in doing a lease extension. My main concern is would it be difficult to sell on without a lease extension?
  • I am a FTB of a leasehold flat in Higham Wood. The lease has just seventy three years unexpired and ground rent is £75. Is it possible for the current owner to serve the Initial Notice and then assign this right to me as the purchaser on the day of completion so that I don't have to wait for the 2 year qualifying period before I can apply to for a lease extension or have to deal with all this expense later? I have read this is legal but will it be very time costly to the flat owner? Unfortunately it’s the case of an missing freeholder, so I am not sure how does it work.
  • I have my suspicions that my niece might have had the wool pulled over her eyes. She put in an offer on a one bedroom apartment in Higham Wood, where the lease is about fivety four years but she was told by the selling agents that the current owner had extended it to 125 years. She has now been informed the seller was holding off for her to retain lawyers ahead of instigating the lease extension. Sounds odd to me, also it may take a while to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?
  • My father has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Higham Wood. House divided into three apartments. He has a lease, which has nearly seventy one years remaining. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • I am planning to extend the lease on my 2 bed flat in Higham Wood I am looking for help to verify the premium. I have a quote from the freeholder. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I am the registered freeholder of a couple of flats. Someone has the lease on the lower flat in Higham Wood. I live in the upper flat. I was reviewing the title deeds last night when I noticed that my flat is leasehold. There is seventy six years residual lease term. Can one carry out a lease extension without instructing a conveyancing practitioners?
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