Common questions relating to Knightsbridge Lease Extensions

  • Hello. I need someone to have a look at my lease extension ahead of it being completed just to ensure there's nothing that I haven't seen - it's just a surrender and regrant with a few minor variations.
  • Last year I purchased a leasehold flat in Knightsbridge. I have built a large extension and have not informed my freeholder. What should I do?
  • I'm looking for a flat to purchase in Knightsbridge and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've found a place I like with a 87 years lease. I've read that I can apply for a lease extension having owned the property for 2 years, but:- Is this a given?
  • We have a leasehold flat in Knightsbridge with seventy three years remaining. Ten months ago we were quoted a deal to receive a lease extension for a further fifty 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 move forward but do we now have to start the negotiations again?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Knightsbridge for asking price of 156k, which has fivety nine years lease left on it. I appreciate that ideally, the seller would start the process by serving a section 42 notice to start the lease extension process but the seller is refusing to assist. My query is: If landlord 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 am looking for advice as I am interested in a property that has only a seventy four year lease and therefore requires a lease extension. Can I talk with someone to discuss my options please?
  • I am looking to extend the lease on my garden flat in Knightsbridge I am looking for a local company to calculate the premium. I have a premium value that the freeholder has given me. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I own 70% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around seventy six years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Knightsbridge and have a mortgage with Barclays Direct.
  • We have a one bedroom apartment in Knightsbridge with a lease of 64 years left with a value of around £290000 we want to add 90 years to it, how much is that likely to cost?
  • I have a lease of 71 years remaining on my flat in Knightsbridge. We are looking for a lease extension, so we contacted our freehold company and they came back with a quote that was double the amount and half the extension time that the lease extension calculator provided. Is there anyway, without racking up a huge legal bill, we can ask the freehold company to provide their computation of the amount and how they derived to it?
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