Top Ten Questions relating to Leyton Lease Extensions

  • I am looking to extend the lease on my ground floor flat in Leyton which will have fivety seven years outstanding in June. What fees are applicable?
  • I'm planning to make an offer on a house in Leyton 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 Nationwide Building Society giving us the mortgage now?
  • I am about to put an offer in on a studio flat in Leyton with a lease of fivety nine years but unsure what I will have to spend to renew so I can put in an offer given to future cost of a lease extension.
  • I would like to have my residential flat leasehold extension premium assessed. The flat is in Leyton, and my lease will reach sixety seven years this October. Could you advise me about the costs and time-frame to obtain an appraisal? Also, do you represent your clients at the Tribunal court?
  • I invested in buying a studio flat in Leyton. I am looking to extend lease on the property. It is circa 80 years. I would just like to know what your charges are and how long it would take for completion.
  • I am concerned that my niece might be having the wool pulled over her eyes. She put in an offer on a maisonette in Leyton, where the lease is slightly more sixety years but she was informed by the estate agents that the flat owner had extended it to 99 years. Only now has she been advised the vendor was waiting for her to retain conveyancers ahead of instigating the lease extension. Sounds devious, also it could take a while to sort it all out. Am I being too sceptical?
  • We would like to extend our lease. We will have been in the place for 2 years as of 21st April 2016. It has around 71 years remaining currently. Hoping to get a lease extension by way of an additional 90 years as expeditiously and stress free as possible.
  • If somebody owns a flat with a lease of under 80 years, they can afford the lease extension by borrowing the funds against the property, and the value of the flat with the new lease will more than cover the cost of the extension, then is there any justification for not extending the lease?
  • We have been in discussion with our freeholder after having a valuation on our garden flat in Leyton. We have a 74 year lease and we wish to increase this to 99. The Freeholder has given us with a premium amount that he 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 property lawyers to handle this for us. Can you please provide me what your costs would be to act on the lease extension.
  • I am concerned about obtaining a lease extension from tricky freeholder. Even though the correct procedures were adhered to under the appropriate legislation, the landlord still tried to charge ground rent of £250 doubling every 25 years of the new lease. Can you assist?
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