Examples of recent questions relating to Lease Extensions in Lambeth

  • My partner has an apartment in Lambeth which we have just put on the market. The leasehold has just under 59 years residual lease term on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am after more information on how we commence arranging a lease extension? Thank you.
  • I am about to put an offer in on a studio flat in Lambeth with a lease of 60 years but have no idea what it will cost me to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • 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?
  • I have contacted my freeholder to extend my lease for my flat in Lambeth. His has been in contact concerning fees etc. I need a ball park figure for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The apartment currently has a 99 YR lease which started August 1984.
  • The terms for the lease on my flat in Lambeth are 101 years from 10 Dec 1990. Please provide me a quote for a lease extension if I give you more specifics please?
  • I am deliberating whether to purchase the freehold or a lease extension of my property in Lambeth and have been in touch with the freeholder, have had quote for around £4k to extend the lease. I plan to simultaneously get a new mortgage with Bank of Scotland to free up equity. My adviser dealing with the remortgage suggested I get two estimates : one to extend the lease and one for outright acquisition .The lease commenced in 1979 and since then the ground rent has been raised from £38.00 per year to £100 per year.
  • My mortgage provider requires a £600 fee for their for a "deed of substituted security" for the lease extension for my flat in Lambeth... I can find no mention of this in my mortgage contract... is this a usual cost that they charge?
  • My husband and I are considering buying a one bed flat in Lambeth which is a leasehold. I am wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of that - what occurs when lease expires, the cost of a lease extension, can the freeholder of the land evict me from my own flat and prevent me from extending the lease?
  • Even though I may not need a lease extension but I do require a vesting order on a property I want to acquire in Lambeth. The house is freehold but the garden is officially leasehold, 995 year lease from 1854. Its the rear garden.
  • We wanted an estimate on the cost of a lease extension and a few more questions answered regarding a lease extension for my studio flat in Lambeth

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