Common questions relating to Knowle Lease Extensions

  • My wife agreed with the landlord to a lease extension on our flat located in Knowle, 17k for an additional 90yrs. What's your solicitors fee ?
  • My name´s Daniel. I’m property hunting in Knowle I'm deliberating offering on a ground floor flat online, with just over 63 years left, how much does it cost on average to extend in this location by, say, ninety years?
  • I have an interest in the freehold of 2 blocks of flats comprising of 8 flats each. Two of the leaseholders want to extend their leases and I'm wondering about the the process
  • 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 ground floor flat in Knowle but we may require a lease extension, or at least cover the costs of our buyers. Are you able to help me find someone to assist?
  • I'm looking for an apartment to purchase in Knowle and I'm not really familiar with the leasehold arrangement. I've identified a ground floor flat I like with a 82 years lease. My research reveals that I can apply for a lease extension having owned the property for a couple of years, but:- Should I be looking for some caveats that would prevent me for getting a lease extension?
  • My mortgage provider is requesting several hundred pounds for their lawyers for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Knowle... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage literature... is this a standard fee to pay?
  • We have a first floor flat in Knowle with 54 years unexpired. Ten months ago we were quoted a deal to receive a lease extension for another 25 years but also uplift the ground rent from nominal to a little more..plus a premium I think of about 10k. We have now decided to go ahead but do we now have to start the negotiations again?
  • I own 50% in a shared ownership property with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around seventy years. I need a property lawyers at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Knowle and have a mortgage with Skipton Building Society.
  • I have a lease of fivety four years remaining on my flat in Knowle. 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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