Frequently asked questions relating to Lea Bridge Lease Extensions

  • My name´s Samuel. I’m flat hunting in Lea Bridge I'm seeing a one bedroom apartment online, with around 78 years left, how much will it likely cost to extend in this area by, say, twenty years?
  • I need to extend my current lease can you assist? My investigation with the Land Registry reveal that it has 64 years remaining
  • I am interested in getting a lease extension for a flat in Lea Bridge and want to use a local . Is there a that you can recommend?
  • I am concerned that my niece is being hoodwinked. She submitted an offer on a one bedroom apartment in Lea Bridge, where the lease is just over sixety years but she was informed by the estate agents that the seller had extended it to 99 years. Only now has she been told the current owner was waiting for her to appoint solicitors prior to commencing with the lease extension. Sounds devious, also it will take months to sort it all out. Am I reading too much into it?
  • I own 60% in a shared ownership flat with a housing association and I am considering a lease extension on a lease which is now around 75 years. I need a at my end. Can you advise please? I live near Lea Bridge and have a mortgage with Bank of Ireland.
  • I am the freeholder of a Edwardian property split into two apartments. I reside in the upper flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 64 years. What are my next steps?
  • I am in need of some help with a lease extension. I live in Edinburgh but the property in question is based in Lea Bridge. I would be grateful if you can give me a call when you get a chance to discuss the case.
  • Coming up to two years that I have been in my garden flat in Lea Bridge. I have sixety five yrs unexpired lease on the lease. I am now wanting to buy a share of freehold or extend my lease. I purchased the property for 350K, it is now roughly 450k. 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: What can I expect in terms of surveyors charges for a lease extension? Are they usually fixed or tend to increase over time (i.e. if the process drags to LVT)?
  • I am the registered freeholder of a couple of flats. Someone has the lease on the lower flat in Lea Bridge. I occupy in the top flat. I was looking at the title deeds recently when I noticed that my flat has a lease on it. There is 71 years unexpired. Is it possible to do a lease extension without using a ?
  • I am the freeholder of a property in Lea Bridge where the leaseholder has requested a lease extension. Her so called valuation expert has suggested a figure of £9,000, but has upped this to £10,000 at the drop of a hat. My surveyor has suggested a much higher premium. Negotiations have broken down so it looks at though we need to go to a FTT. If a lease extension does go to a FTT, can I handle the matter myself, just armed with the valuations I have? If not, what charges would I be likely to incur?

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