Frequently asked questions relating to Kingston Vale Lease Extensions

  • 35k agreed with the freeholder, just trying to find a Kingston Vale for a lease extension. Our flat has circa 57 yearsoutstanding. How long will this take ?
  • I am looking at investing in a holiday home but it has a lease that expires in 14 years. Its in Kingston Vale - I wanted to see if with your services this could be extended?
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I intend to buy. It has 61 years balance left.
  • I'm looking for an apartment to purchase in Kingston Vale and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've identified a garden flat I like with a 82 years lease. I've read that I can get a lease extension after a couple of years, but:- Should I be looking for some caveats that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • I have my suspicions that my niece is being hoodwinked. She submitted an offer on a garden flat in Kingston Vale, where the lease is about 72 years but she was advised by the selling agents that the flat owner had extended it to 125 years. She has now been informed the seller was waiting for her to instruct lawyers prior to commencing with the lease extension. Seems devious, also it could take months to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • I am considering bidding for an auction property and found a studio flat in Kingston Vale. It only has a fifty-one year lease..the seller as mortgagees in possession will not want to mess around with negotiating a lease extension..what are the drawbacks of this other than the expensive fee to extend the lease and decreased chance of getting a mortgage with Coventry Building Society?
  • My brother and I are considering buying a one bed flat in Kingston Vale which is a leasehold. I am enquiring as to the advantages and disadvantages of that - what happens when lease expires, how much it costs to extend it, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and prevent me from having a lease extension?
  • Coming up to two years that I have been in my two bedroom first floor purpose built flat in Kingston Vale. I have 64 years left on the lease. I am now looking either to purchase a share of freehold or extend my lease. I purchased the property for 350K, it is now roughly 445k. I understand that 90 years is the period most people extend. I spoke to my about the process, he answered most of my questions but just have one left: Is there a benefit in getting a Kingston Vale based or any will do fine?
  • Me and my OH are in the throws of buying a home (a one bedroom apartment based inKingston Vale with share of freehold). Throughout our search, we were always looking at properties that had a minimum eighty five years outstanding. We came across a apartment we liked and the selling agent promised us that the lease was long albeit not specifying a number. Today our advised us the lease only has 55 years and thus requires a lease extension. Do we walk away, or do we reduce our offer?
  • We currently own a two bedroom first floor purpose built maisonette in Kingston Vale 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 fivety five years left. Not sure what to do, have read some bits on the web saying it will be 15k plus to get a lease extension. Can you offer some advice on this? Should I contact the landlord first and will they be able to give me a cost?

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