FAQs concerning Kensal Green Lease Extensions

  • I’m about to offer on a garden flat to purchase in the Kensal Green area and was curious what the likely fees would be for a lease extension? It has sixety years residual lease term...
  • I am considering investing in a second home but it has a lease that expires in 14 years. Its in Kensal Green - I wanted to see if with your services this could be extended?
  • I want to purchase a leasehold property and lease extension. The flat owner has been there for four 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 ?
  • This flat I have in mind requires only ground rent. Long lease so no lease extension required. I have asked the estate agents as to what happens to building insurance and responsibility for communal areas and if one of the two flats which make up the property wants to make alterations.They said they did not know. I cannot see how one could get buildings insurance for the whole building shared with another flat, either downstairs or upstairs. I do need to clarify things like this before I undertake all the expenses involved in purchasing a property I feel. Do freeholders actually supply their own insurance?
  • The intention is to sell our studio flat in Kensal Green but we may need a lease extension, or at least cover the expense of our purchaser. Are you able to recommend a solicitors to help us?
  • Is it possible to talk with you about an apartment in Kensal Green, I am considering buying at auction in the next few days. The flat has a short lease and I was wondering about what it would cost to get a lease extension and for your services.
  • I am concerned that my niece is being hoodwinked. She submitted an offer on a one bedroom second floor purpose built flat in Kensal Green, where the lease is around sixety nine years but she was informed by the estate agents that the seller had extended it to 125 years. Only now has she been informed the current owner was waiting for her to instruct conveyancers before commencing with the lease extension. Sounds unscrupulous, also it could take a while to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • My mortgage provider is requesting a £500 fee for their property lawyers to agree a lease extension for my flat in Kensal Green... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage booklet... is this a usual charge?
  • I am looking to buy a one bed flat in Kensal Green for asking price of 156k, which has 54 years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My question is: If the freeholder does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of surveyor, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • I'm looking at purchasing an apartment in Kensal Green at a price of £256,000 the flat has something like 75 years left on the lease. My offer was subject to a lease extension... .. that was back in August, expecting I'd have completed by now. They have just informed me they are willing to knock £5k off if they don't have to deal with the lease extension. I'm unsure if I should take them up on the offer

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