Common questions relating to Lewisham Lease Extensions

  • I am looking for a conveyancers in Lewisham and they need to be on the Aldermore approved conveyancers panel as we need a lease extension and refinance simultaneously. Can you recommend any please ?
  • I have contacted my freeholder for a lease extension for my flat in Lewisham. Her conveyancing practitioners has been in contact regarding fees etc. I need an estimate for dealing with the legalities to secure a lease extension. The flat currently has a 99 YR lease which started November 1984.
  • I am about to view a one bedroom flat, although not exactly my dream property it has enough positives to suit me very well for my present situation. However after obtaining a copy of the title I've learnt that it only has sixety seven years left on the lease. It is also a repossession so I'm assuming that the bank will not be interested in extending the lease. My primary concern is would the short lease make it difficult to secure a mortgage?
  • Re a leasehold in Lewisham. lower maisonette. 57 yrs left. I have an agreed lease extension to £12,000 for 135yrs. Landlord also requested Notice of Claim which I think should not be necessary. Can you assist.
  • We are looking to extend our lease having owned the apartment for two years as of 13th April 2015. It has approximately 57 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by way of an additional 90 years as quickly and stress free as possible.
  • I am planning to get a lease extension and am wondering what step I have to do first, I have been previously advised that I have to have the finances in place before I set the ball rolling, is this correct?
  • I intend to buy a one bed flat in Lewisham for asking price of 145k, which has seventy five years lease left on it. Seller doesn't want to extend the lease for even if I were to pay the money to the seller. My question is: If landlord does not agree to a marriage value (part of lease extension fees) of surveyor, how lengthy and easy is the process of going down the route of Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
  • I am the freeholder of a Victorian property split into two flats. I live in the top floor flat and my neighbour in the lower flat. My neighbour has approached me for a lease extension from the current 61 years. What are my next steps?
  • We have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our garden flat in Lewisham. We have a 60 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has supplied us with a premium amount that she is happy with to accept for the extension of the lease, which we are happy with as well and wish to proceed. All we need now is a conveyancing practitioners to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on our behalf.
  • It says on your website the likely fee to extend a lease is £495. Is that the total cost including value added tax and the HMLR fee? The price has already been negotiated with the freeholder for the lease extension for my garden flat in Lewisham
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