Questions and Answers: Knowle Lease Extensions

  • I'm about to make an offer on a house in Knowle but I'm concerned about it being leasehold. Do you know what title absolute means and is this regarding the lease? Also, we have asked to see a copy of the lease but the homeowner said they might not have it. We are worried about restrictions, and dont know what to do. We have also been approved for the mortgage but the lender doesn't know its leasehold. Do houses qualify for lease extension? Will this affect Bank of Scotland giving us the mortgage now?
  • I am in need of a rough estimate of what a lease extension will cost for a flat I would like to purchase. It has 55 years outstanding.
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Knowle, and my lease will reach sixety nine years this April. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain an appraisal? Also, do you represent your clients at the LVT court?
  • I'm considering buying a garden flat (leasehold) but the landlord has been absent for nearon 15yrs. I wonder whether it will be cheaper to try to purchase the freehold or to extend lease and apply for RTM?
  • In 2010 I purchased a leasehold flat in Knowle. I have built a big extension and have not informed the freeholder. What are my options?
  • I am a freeholder of a block of flats in Knowle, and the lessees are in the process of being granted lease extensions. I anticipate receiving funds within a month or so. As I am not on self assessment do I write to HMRC ?
  • We are looking to extend our lease. We will have been in the place for two years as of 1st Jan 2015. It has circa seventy six years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by way of an additional 90 years as quickly and stress free as is reasonably achievable.
  • My son has a share of freehold, with two other leaseholders in a building in Knowle. House divided into three flats. He has a lease, which has nearon fivety six years remaining. Does he have to do the lease extension at the same time with the other tenants, or could he extend the lease on his own?
  • Me and my sister have owned a leasehold flat for around fifteen years. There are seventy years left on the lease. Following a year of difficult negotiations through my property lawyers and, mainly, surveyor I now have an offer from the landlord. I am at a decision point on whether to accept it or go to LVT and would welcome some independent thoughts.
  • I was hoping you might be able to tell me the process of how to apply for a lease extension for my one bedroom apartment in Knowle
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