Frequently asked questions relating to Highcliffe Lease Extensions

  • I inherited a flat in Highcliffe with a leasehold unexpired nearon 65 years and need a lease extension. Please can you advise me of the next stages
  • I am looking at investing in a second home but it has a lease that expires in twenty years. Its in Highcliffe - I wanted to see if with your services this could be extended?
  • I am looking to buy a studio flat in Highcliffe with a lease of 74 years but unsure what I will have to spend to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • I have contacted my freeholder for a lease extension for my flat in Highcliffe. His has been in contact with charges etc. I need an estimate for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The property currently has a 99 YR lease which started November 1986.
  • I am going to purchase a flat in Highcliffe. The offer is conditional upon a lease extension. The owner’s has given to the freeholder 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 Barclays . Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • My mortgage provider requires several hundred pounds for their to agree a lease extension for my flat in Highcliffe... I can find no mention of this in my mortgage booklet... is this a usual fee to pay?
  • We have a leasehold flat in Highcliffe with 58 years remaining. Last year we were quoted a deal to grant a lease extension for a further thirty years but also increase ground rent from notional to a little more..plus a premium I think of approximately 10k. We have now decided to go ahead but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • My son has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Highcliffe. House split into three apartments. He has a lease, which has about fivety eight yrs outstanding. How much would it cost for a lease extension and how many years would he need to extend by?
  • I am currently negotiating a lease extension for my flat in Highcliffe as it is coming up to the 80 year mark. As I understood it, if you extend your lease by the 90 years available, you pay a premium (£thousands) but the ground rent is reduced to a peppercorn. I am now told that I have to continue paying ground rent. I thought the major cost of a lease extension was to compensate the freeholder as they wouldn't be collecting ground rent anymore?
  • Do you handle lease extensions on land? (a plot of land in Highcliffe with 82yrs remaining)
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