Frequently asked questions relating to Lewisham Lease Extensions

  • My OH and I are looking for lease extension for our garden flat based in Lewisham and we don't fully comprehend the communication that we got from our freehold company. How long will it take?
  • My partner has an apartment based in Lewisham which we are about to put on the market. The leasehold has slightly more than seventy one years left on it and we are concerned this will come up for anyone who may be interested. I am interested in more information on how we get started on a lease extension? Thank you.
  • I'm wanting to make an offer on a house in Lewisham but I'm a little worried 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 Lloyds TSB Bank giving us the mortgage now?
  • I am looking to buy a ground floor flat in Lewisham with a lease of 67 years but unsure what it will cost me to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • I invested in buying a garden flat in Lewisham. The lease commenced in 1991 for 99 years. Now I am looking for a lease extension. I am uncertain about additional expenses, could you tell me please how much I should expect to spend on this?
  • I am going to purchase a flat located in Lewisham. My offer is conditional upon a lease extension. The vendor’s property lawyers has served the Section 42 Notice. Once this notice has been accepted by the freeholder, it is possible for the lessee to assign the benefit of that notice to me, the buyer, so that the buyer “stands in the shoes” of the Lessee, so to speak. I was wondering if this could be a problem for the mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society. Moreover, which are the following lease extension steps to complete the purchase?
  • My mortgage provider requires several hundred pounds for their solicitors to approve the lease extension deed for my flat in Lewisham... I can find no reference of this in my mortgage guide... is this a usual charge?
  • I am planning to extend the lease on my garden flat in Lewisham I am looking for a local company to calculate the premium. I have a price from the landlord. I would like to go forward as soon as possible, but for the right premium and fee.
  • I'm hoping for some assistance with regard to extending the lease on my flat. I'll be looking to do this in six months time as we must move then. Unfortunately the current lease is now very short and therefore I'm guessing it'll be expensive to extend. I'm also thinking that I'll probably have to go down the LVT route. Should I look to extend it now or wait until I sell my place and have it all tied in with the property sale?
  • I have a lease of 54 years remaining on my flat in Lewisham. 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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