Frequently asked questions relating to Killingworth Lease Extensions

  • 40k agreed with the freeholder, just seeking to find a Killingworth lawyers for a lease extension. Our lease has around 58 yearsleft. How long will this take ?
  • I’m just looking for a maisonette to purchase in the Killingworth area and was interested in finding out what the likely fees would be to extend a lease? It has 74 years unexpired...
  • I am the registered owner of a flat in Killingworth with a leasehold unexpired roughly 65 years and need to extend it. Please can you clarify the next stages
  • Possibly made a mistake, I am actually looking for a lawyers in Killingworth who has Leasehold Tribunal expertise when it comes to lease extensions. Is this something you can assist me with?
  • We bought a leasehold with a landlord who has not given us a counter-notice for a lease extension for our flat in Killingworth and are therefore considering the option of a vesting order. Is this something you can help us with?
  • I am concerned that my niece is being hoodwinked. She put in an offer on a ground floor flat in Killingworth, where the lease is about 75 years but she was advised by the selling agents that the flat owner had extended it to 99 years. Only now has she been told the vendor was waiting for her to instruct lawyers ahead of instigating the lease extension. Seems unscrupulous, also it may take time to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?
  • My mortgage lender requires a £450 fee for their conveyancers to approve the lease extension deed for my flat in Killingworth... I am unable to find any reference of this in my mortgage booklet... is this a standard charge?
  • We have a residential flat in Killingworth with 62 years left. Last year we were quoted a deal to receive a lease extension for a further thirty years but also uplift the ground rent from notional to £250 per annum..plus a premium I think of about 16k. Finally we have decided to move forward but do we now have to renegotiate?
  • Coming up to two years that I have owned my one bedroom ground floor purpose built maisonette in Killingworth. I have fivety seven yrs remaining on the lease. I am now wanting to buy a share of freehold or a lease extension. I acquired the property for 342K, it is now roughly 450k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my property lawyers about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: Is there a benefit in getting a Killingworth based conveyancing practitioners or any will do fine?
  • We currently own a studio flat in Killingworth 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 62 years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 13k plus to get a lease extension. Do you have some advice on this? Do I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?
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